Remapping Persian literary history, 1700-1900 / Kevin L. Schwartz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwartz, Kevin L., author.

Series:

Edinburgh historical studies of Iran and the Persian world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persian literature--18th century--History and criticism.

Persian literature.

Persian literature--19th century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2020.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Integrating forgotten tales of literary communities across Iran, Afghanistan and South Asia at a time when Islamic empires were fracturing and new state formations were emerging this book offers a more global understanding of Persian literary culture in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Note on Transliteration and Translation

Introduction

1 Remembering Iran, Forgetting the Persianate: Persian Literary Historiography of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

2 Reformation and Reconstruction of Poetic Networks: Isfahan c.1722–1801

3 A Market for the Masters: Afghanistan c.1839–1842

4 Debating Poetry on the Edge of the Persianate World: Arcot c.1850

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Oct 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-5086-5

OCLC:

1312727413