Persian historiography
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Persian historiography
(A history of Persian literature / general editor, Ehsan Yarshater, v. 10)
I.B. Tauris, 2012
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"Sponsored by Persian Heritage Foundation (New York) & Center for Iranian studies, Columbia University"
Bibliography: p. 611-668
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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. It includes extensive, revealing examples with contributions by prominent scholars who bring a fresh critical approach to bear on this important topic. In this volume the Editors offer an indispensable overview of Persian literature's long and rich historiography. Highlighting the central themes and ideas which inform historical writing, "Persian Historiography" will be an indispensable source for the historiographical traditions of Iran and the essential guide to the subject.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Table of Contents
Introduction Charles Melville
Chapter 1: Literature and History
Charles Melville
Chapter 2: The Rise and Development of Persian Historiography
Elton Daniel
Chapter 3: The Turco-Mongol Period
Charles Melville
Chapter 4: The Safavid Historiography
Sholeh Quinn
Chapter 5: Persian Historiography in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century: Twilight of the Court Chronicle Tradition
Ernest Tucker
Chapter 6: The Development of National Historiography from 18th Century to the Pahlavi Period
Abbas Amanat
Chapter 7: The Memoirs of E'temad al-Saltane
Shiva Balaghi
Chapter 8: Historiography in the Pahlavi Era
Fakhreddin Azimi
Chapter 9: Persian Historiography under the Ottomans
Sara Nur Yildiz
Chapter 10: The Historiography in Central Asia since 16th Century
Robert D. McChesney
Chapter 11: The Historiography in Afghanistan
Robert D. McChesney
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