02821nam a2200565Ka 4500 ocn750173431 OCoLC 20200709055411.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 110907s2010 ne c ob 010 0 eng d N$T N$T 9789087280918 9087280912 9789400600096 (electronic bk.) 9400600097 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)750173431 384589 (N$T) eng per a-ir--- PK6408 .N435 2010eb LIT 000000 bisacsh TRV 026090 bisacsh 800 22 N$TA The necklace of the Pleiades [electronic resource] : 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.). Leiden : Leiden University Press, [2010], ©2010. 1 online resource (380 pages) : portrait. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Iranian studies series "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. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references. Persian literature History and criticism. Persian poetry History and criticism. Islamic literature Iran History and criticism. LITERARY CRITICISM / General bisacsh TRAVEL / Special Interest / Literary bisacsh Electronic books. Lewis, Franklin, 1961- Sharma, Sunil, 1964- Moayyad, Heshmat. Print version: Necklace of the Pleiades. Leiden : Leiden University Press, [2010], ©2010 9789087280918 (OCoLC)662406106 Iranian studies series (Leiden, Netherlands) NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=384589 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50528 50528