Persian Historiography

Bibliographic Data

ID24176143
EditorsCharles Melville (0000-0003-2132-2175)
Year2012
Publication date2012-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenuePersian Historiography (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherI.B.Tauris (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5040/9780755610426
OpenAlexW4244627829
ISBN9780755610426
LanguageEN
Citations received14

Persian literature is the jewel in the crown of Persian culture. It has profoundly influenced the literatures of Ottoman Turkey, Muslim India and Turkic Central Asia and been a source of inspiration for Goethe, Emerson, Matthew Arnold and Jorge Luis Borges among others. Yet Persian literature has never received the attention it truly deserves. "A History of Persian Literature" answers this need and offers a new, comprehensive and detailed history of its subject. This 18-volume, authoritative survey reflects the stature and significance of Persian literature as the single most important accomplishment of the Iranian experience. It includes extensive, revealing examples with contributions by prominent scholars who bring a fresh critical approach to bear on this important topic. In this volume the Editors offer an indispensable overview of Persian literature's long and rich historiography. Highlighting the central themes and ideas which inform historical writing, "Persian Historiography" will be an indispensable source

Archaeology · Art · Historiography · Library science · Linguistics · Literature · Persian · Persian literature · Subject (documents) · Classics · History · Islamic Studies and History · Philosophy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East