The literature of pre-Islamic Iran . Companion volume I / / edited by Ronald E. Emmerick, Maria Macuch

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2008
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (827 p.)
• Disciplina: 295.82
• Soggetto topico: Pahlavi literature; Persian literature; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
• Persona (resp. second.): EmmerickR. E.; MacuchMaria
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: FOREWORD -- PREFACE TO THE PRESENT VOLUME -- AVESTAN LITERATURE (Almut Hintze) -- INSCRIPTIONAL LITERATURE IN OLD AND MIDDLE IRANIAN LANGUAGES (Philip Huyse) -- MANICHAEAN LITERATURE IN IRANIAN LANGUAGES (Werner Sundermann) -- CHRISTIAN LITERATURE IN MIDDLE IRANIAN LANGUAGES (Nicholas Sims-Williams) -- BUDDHIST LITERATURE IN SOGDIAN (Yutaka Yoshida) -- KHOTANESE LITERATURE (Mauro Maggi) -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF TITLES AND TEXTS -- CONTRIBUTORS.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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. The main object of this companion volume is to provide an overview of the most important extant literary sources in Old and Middle Iranian languages - the languages of the Achaemenid, Parthian and Sasanian periods culminating in the rich resource of Pahlavi Persian which fed so directly into the language of the later great Persian poets. It will be an indispensable source for the literary traditions of pre-Islamic Iran and an invaluable guide to the subject."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
• Titolo autorizzato: The literature of pre-Islamic Iran
• ISBN: 0-85772-356-1; 0-7556-1040-7; 0-85773-653-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910806188803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: History of Persian literature.