Persian Prison Poem
by Rebecca Ruth (Professor of Islamic World and Comparative Literature Gould
Title:
Persian Prison Poem
Author:
Rebecca Ruth (Professor of Islamic World and Comparative Literature Gould
Series (if any):
Edinburgh Historical Studies of Iran and the Persian World
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
312 pages, 10 black and white illustrations, 1 black and white table
Publisher:
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN-13:
9781474484015
EAN:
9781474484015
Publication Date:
08/12/2021
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
738
Dimensions (mm):
164 x 244 x 27
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£97.50
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Description
Through a series of insightful and sophisticated readings, this book reveals the worldliness of premodern Persian poetry. It traces the political role of poetry in shaping the prison poem genre (habsiyyat) across 12th-century Central, South and West Asia., offering an unprecedented account of prison poetry before modernity.
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