The Necklace of the Pleiades : 24 Essays on Persian Literature, Culture and Religion /

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"The necklace of the Pleiades" 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 r...

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Other Authors: Moayyad, Heshmat, Sharma, Sunil, 1964-, Lewis, Franklin, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Persian
Published: Leiden : Leiden University Press, [2010], 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Persian poetry.
Persian literature.
Islamic literature.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Litterature islamique > Histoire et critique.
Poesie persane > Histoire et critique.
Litterature persane > Histoire et critique.
Islamic literature > Iran > History and criticism.
Persian poetry > History and criticism.
Persian literature > History and criticism.
Iran.
Festschriften.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"The necklace of the Pleiades" 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. 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (382 pages): portrait
ISBN:9789400600096

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