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The necklace of the Pleiades : studies in Persian literature presented to Heshmat Moayyad on his 80th birthday : 24 essays on Persian literature, culture and religion / F.D. Lewis and S. Sharma (eds.).
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Iranian studies series (Leiden, Netherlands)
- Iranian studies series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Persian literature--History and criticism.
- Persian literature.
- Persian poetry--History and criticism.
- Persian poetry.
- Islamic literature--Iran--History and criticism.
- Islamic literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (380 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden : Leiden University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <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.
- Contents:
- 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:
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Nov 2022).
- ISBN:
- 1-283-23192-1
- 9786613231925
- 94-006-0009-7
- OCLC:
- 746747220
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