Medieval Persian court poetry /

Medieval Persian court poetry /

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Author / Creator:	Meisami, Julie Scott, 1937- author.
Imprint:	Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1987] ©1987
Description:	1 online resource (360 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Princeton legacy library
Subject:	Persian poetry -- 747-1500 -- History and criticism. Persian poetry. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11277139

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ISBN:	9781400858781 140085878X 0691065985 9780691065984 0691601771 9780691601779
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-339) and index. In English. Print version record.
Summary:	Dr. Meisami discloses previously neglected stylistic qualities and ethical purposes in medieval Persian court poetry, and shows that court poets were also moral instructors who examined and celebrated the values they shared with their audiences. The book also takes into account the close relationship between Persian and Arabic court poetry. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Other form:	Print version: Meisami, Julie Scott. Medieval Persian court poetry. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1987] xiii, 345 pages ; 23 cm Princeton legacy library 9780691601779
Standard no.:	10.1515/9781400858781

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
I. Poet and Court in Persia
II. The Poetry of Praise: The Qasidah and Its Uses
III. Romance: The Language of Experience
IV. Romance: Character as Moral Emblem
V. Romance as Mirror: Allegories of Kingship and Justice
VI. Ghazal: The Ideals of Love
VII. Conclusion: The Art of the Court Poet
Bibliography
Index
Backmatter.