{"product_id":"9781788318242","title":"Persian Lyric Poetry in the Classical Era, 800-1500: Ghazals, Panegyrics and Quatrains A History of Persian Literature Vol. II","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHistory of Persian Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePersian Lyric Poetry in the Classical Era, 800-1500: Ghazals, Panegyrics and Quatrains\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA History of Persian Literature Vol. II\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEhsan Yarshater\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Middle East \/ Iran\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe second volume in this series presents the reader with an extensive study of some major genres of Persian poetry from the first centuries after the rise of Islam to the end of the Timurid era and the inauguration of Safavid rule in the beginning of the sixteenth century. The authors explore the development of poetic genres, from the panegyric (qaside), to short lyrical poems (ghazal), and the quatrains (roba'i), tracing the stylistic evolution of Persian poetry up to 1500 and examine the vital role of these poetic forms within the rich landscape of Persian literature.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eEhan Yarshater was Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies, Columbia University, USA and the Founding Editor of the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopædia Iranica\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his publications are \u003ci\u003ePersian Poetry under Shâhrokh\u003c\/i\u003e (1955, in Persian); \u003ci\u003eMyths and Legends of Ancient Iran \u003c\/i\u003e(1959, in Persian); \u003ci\u003eA Grammar of Southern Tati Dialects \u003c\/i\u003e(1970); and \u003ci\u003eThe Persian Presence in the Islamic World \u003c\/i\u003e(1988). Among the books he has edited are \u003ci\u003eHiglights of Persian Art \u003c\/i\u003e(with R. Ettinghausen, 1979),\u003ci\u003e The Cambridge History of Iran, \u003c\/i\u003eVolume III in two parts (1983), and \u003ci\u003ePersian Literature \u003c\/i\u003e(1988). He was also the general editor of the annotated translation of \u003ci\u003eThe History of al-Tabari \u003c\/i\u003e(40 vols., 1979–2006); and the founding General Editor of the Persian Heritage Series, Persian Studies Series, and Modern Persian Literature Series.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 October 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI.B. Tauris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781788318242\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e680\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332728684684,"sku":"9781788318242","price":157.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_1dba43dd-1a4f-4189-a414-1fedb1b879db.jpg?v=1783605325","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781788318242","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}