The studies in Persian literature presented to Heshmat Moayyad on his 80th birthday : 24 essays on Persian literature, culture and religion Lewis, Franklin 1961- Sharma, Sunil 1964- Moayyad, Heshmat. text bibliography festschrift Electronic books. ne Leiden Leiden University Press [2010], ©2010 2010 monographic eng per

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1 online resource (380 pages) : portrait. "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. F.D. Lewis and S. Sharma (eds.). Includes bibliographical references. a-ir--- Persian literature History and criticism Persian poetry History and criticism Islamic literature Iran History and criticism LITERARY CRITICISM / General TRAVEL / Special Interest / Literary PK6408 .N435 2010eb 800 Leiden : Leiden University Press, [2010], ©2010 (OCoLC)662406106 9789400600096 (electronic bk.) 9400600097 (electronic bk.) http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=384589 http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=384589 N$T 110907 20200709055411.0 ocn750173431