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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790229503321

Autore

Browne Edward Granville <1862-1926., >

Titolo

A Persian anthology : being translations from the Persian / / Edward Granville Browne ; with an introductory memoir by J.B. Atkins ; edited by E. Denison Ross

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-84091-5

1-280-68273-6

1-136-84092-3

9786613659675

0-203-83310-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Iran ; ; v. 11

Altri autori (Persone)

RossE. Denison, Sir,  <1871-1940.> (Edward Denison)

Disciplina

891.551008

Soggetti

Persian poetry

Islamic poetry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1927 by Methuen & Co., Ltd.

Nota di contenuto

A PERSIAN ANTHOLOGYBeing Translations from the Persian; Copyright; A PERSIAN ANTHOLOGYBEING TRANSLATIONS FROM THE PERSIAN; Copyright; CONTENTS; I. INTRODUCTORY MEMOIR; II. NOTE ON PERSIAN POETRY; III. LIST OF POETS REPRESENTED; IV. POEMS; Occasional; Mystic; Lyric; Moral; Narrative; V. PROSE PASSAGES; VI. INDEX OF FIRST LINES

Sommario/riassunto

This volume contains thirty-five translations of Persian poetry, arranged in five groups as well as two examples of prose translations from Arabic, which offer examples of 'rhymed prose' of which the earliest examples are to be found in the Koran. To help the reader, a substantial introduction on Persian poetry is included, as well as a personal memoir of the author by J B Atkins.