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 /  [electronic resource] : 
F.D. Lewis and S. Sharma (eds.). 
 - Leiden :  Leiden University Press,  [2010], ©2010. 
 - 1 online resource (380 pages) :  portrait. 
 - Iranian studies series .
 - Iranian studies series (Leiden, Netherlands) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789400600096 (electronic bk.) 9400600097 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Persian literature--History and criticism.<br/>Persian poetry--History and criticism.<br/>Islamic literature--History and criticism.--Iran<br/>LITERARY CRITICISM / General<br/>TRAVEL / Special Interest / Literary
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PK6408  / .N435 2010eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>800