Literature of the Early Twentieth Century: From the Constitutional Period to Reza Shah
A History of Persian Literature
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, History
| Author: | A. A. Seyed-Gohrab | ISBN: | 9780857739162 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | July 22, 2015 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris | Language: | English |
| Author: | A. A. Seyed-Gohrab |
| ISBN: | 9780857739162 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | July 22, 2015 |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris |
| Language: | English |
Persian literature is the jewel in the crown of Persian culture. It has profoundly influenced the literatures of Ottoman Turkey, Muslim India and Turkic Central Asia and been a source of inspiration for Goethe, Emerson, Matthew Arnold and Jorge Luis Borges among others. A History of Persian Literature offers a new, comprehensive and detailed history of its subject. This 18-volume, authoritative survey reflects the stature and significance of Persian literature as the single most important accomplishment of the Iranian experience. It includes extensive, revealing examples with contributions by prominent scholars who bring a fresh critical approach to bear on this important topic.
Persian literature is the jewel in the crown of Persian culture. It has profoundly influenced the literatures of Ottoman Turkey, Muslim India and Turkic Central Asia and been a source of inspiration for Goethe, Emerson, Matthew Arnold and Jorge Luis Borges among others. A History of Persian Literature offers a new, comprehensive and detailed history of its subject. This 18-volume, authoritative survey reflects the stature and significance of Persian literature as the single most important accomplishment of the Iranian experience. It includes extensive, revealing examples with contributions by prominent scholars who bring a fresh critical approach to bear on this important topic.
