The Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature, now to be published in two volumes, covers the classical, transitional and modern periods. Prestigious editors and contributors cover an international scope of Arabic literature in many countries.
The Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature, now to be published in two volumes, covers the classical, transitional and modern periods. Prestigious editors ...
Why write history in Persian? Persian historical writing has received little attention as compared with Arabic, especially as seen in the early (pre-Mongol) period. Within the larger context of the development of Islamic historiography from the tenth through the twelfth centuries, the case of Persian historical writing demands special attention. Discussions tend to concentrate on its sources in pre-Islamic Persian and in Arabic works, while the reasons for its emergence, its connections with Iranian and Arabic models, its political and cultural functions, and its reception, have been...
Why write history in Persian? Persian historical writing has received little attention as compared with Arabic, especially as seen in the early (p...
This work is a comparative study of structure and style in medieval Arabic and Persian lyric poetry. It examines a variety of poetic texts from the point of view of structure and the use of rhetorical figures, metaphor and imagery.
This work is a comparative study of structure and style in medieval Arabic and Persian lyric poetry. It examines a variety of poetic texts from the po...
Dr. Meisami discloses previously neglected stylistic qualities and ethical purposes in medieval Persian court poetry, and shows that court poets were also moral instructors who examined and celebrated the values they shared with their audiences. The book also takes into account the close relationship between Persian and Arabic court poetry.
Originally published in 1987.
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Dr. Meisami discloses previously neglected stylistic qualities and ethical purposes in medieval Persian court poetry, and shows that court poets we...
