UID:
almafu_9959236854302883
Format:
1 online resource (380 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-283-23192-1
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9786613231925
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94-006-0009-7
Series Statement:
Iranian studies series
Content:
〈i〉The Necklace of the Pleiades〈/i〉 is a volume on Persian literature, culture and religion by Persian scholars from around the world. This book reflects the state of the field of Persian literary studies and will be of substantial interest not only to scholars of Iranian culture, history and religions, but of Middle Eastern and South Asian studies, as well. 〈br〉〈br〉The topics of the 24 essays range from the Persian Alexander romance, to Ferdowsi's Shahnama and other epics, the poetics and imagery of the ghazal and the qasida, Mughal court poetry, Sufism, Ismaili history, Baha'i literature, Iranian linguistics, the modern writer Sadeq Hedayat, and the reception of Salman Rushdie's novel in Persian translation.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Nov 2022).
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The Necklace of the Pleiades; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WORKS OF HESHMAT MOAYYAD; I. Alexander Romance; II. The Epic Cycle; III. Religious Texts and Contexts; IV. The Poetic Text and Central Motifs; V. Center and Periphery; IV. The Modern Period; Backlist Iranian Studies Series:
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-8728-091-2
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9789400600096/type/BOOK
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