Courtly Riddles: Enigmatic Embellishments in Early Persian Poetry
Author:   Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab
Publisher:   Purdue University Press
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9781557534675


Pages:   258
Publication Date:   01 December 2007
Format:   Paperback
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Courtly Riddles: Enigmatic Embellishments in Early Persian Poetry


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This book is the first study of Persian literary riddles to appear in English. It translates and analyses a wide range of complex riddling poems from the tenth to the twelfth centuries, including the masters of the genre. It also analyses the relationship between metaphors and riddles and the genre of literary description.

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Author:   Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab
Publisher:   Purdue University Press
Imprint:   Purdue University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.481kg
ISBN:  

9781557534675


ISBN 10:   1557534675
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   01 December 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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A.A. Seyed-Gohrab is a researcher in the Department of Languages and Cultures of the Middle East at the University of Leiden.

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