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Haft Paykar: A Medieval Persian Romance

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Description for Haft Paykar: A Medieval Persian Romance Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2. BIC Classification: DC; DSBB; FRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
It was a refreshing, old-fashioned pleasure to read Julie Scott Meisami's verse translation of, and introduction and notes to, this twelfth-century Persian allegorical romance. -Orhan Pahmuk, in the Times Literary Supplement

Product Details

Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9781624664311
SKU
V9781624664311
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About Nizami
Julie Scott Meisami is Emeritus Lecturer in Persian, University of Oxford.

Reviews for Haft Paykar: A Medieval Persian Romance
The Haft PaykarNizami's twelfth-century masterpiece, written in the Persian verse couplet form known as masnavihas waited a long time for a translation like this: one that simultaneously captures its lightness and charm and plumbs its wealth of cultural detail. Julie Meisami's deft, accurate, seemingly effortless version (rendered in English tetrameter, an inspired choice) is a rare accomplishment. Michael Beard, ... Read more

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