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17%OFFHamid Dabashi - Persophilia: Persian Culture on the Global Scene - 9780674504691 - V9780674504691
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Persophilia: Persian Culture on the Global Scene

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Description for Persophilia: Persian Culture on the Global Scene Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: D; DS; HBJD; HBJF1; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
From the Biblical period and Classical Antiquity to the rise of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, aspects of Persian culture have been integral to European history. A diverse constellation of European artists, poets, and thinkers have looked to Persia for inspiration, finding there a rich cultural counterpoint and frame of reference. Interest in all things Persian was no passing fancy but an enduring fascination that has shaped not just Western views but the self-image of Iranians up to the present day. Persophilia maps the changing geography of connections between Persia and the West over the centuries and shows that traffic ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
604g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674504691
SKU
V9780674504691
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About Hamid Dabashi
Hamid Dabashi is Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.

Reviews for Persophilia: Persian Culture on the Global Scene
Hamid Dabashi tells an elegant and startling story about the significance of Persian culture in Western society, and how Western ideas about Persian culture shaped modern Iran's notions of its antiquity and literary history.
Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, University of Pennsylvania A lively and erudite account of Persophilia...Whenever Dabashi discusses particular writers, Iranian or Western, his enthusiasm brims over; his love for literature, ... Read more

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