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" The world of Persian literary humanism / "
Hamid Dabashi.
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BL
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631935
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| Main Entry
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Dabashi, Hamid,1951-
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The world of Persian literary humanism /\ Hamid Dabashi.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: Harvard University Press,, c2012.
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x, 372 p. ;; 25 cm.
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9780674066717 (hbk.)
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: 0674066715 (hbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-357) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: the making of a literary humanism -- The making of an Iranian world in an Islamic universe: the rise of Persian language and literature (632-750) -- The Persian presence in the Abbasid empire: resisting Arabic literary imperialism (750-1258) -- The prose and poetry of the world: the rise of literary humanism in the Seljuqid empire (1038-1194) -- The triumph of the word: the perils and promises of the Mongol empire (1256-1353) -- The lure and lyrics of a literature: the center and periphery of the Timurid empire (1314-1508) -- The making of a literary cosmopolitanism: treading over multiple empires (1501-1732) -- The dawn of new empires: literary humanism in search of itself (1736-1924) -- The final frontiers: new Persian literary humanism (1906-present) -- Conclusion.
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What does it mean to be human? Through a detailed examination of a vast literary tradition, Hamid Dabashi asks that question anew, from a non-European point of view. The answers are fresh, provocative, and deeply transformative.
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Persian literature-- History and criticism.
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Humanism in literature.
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PK6412.H86D33 2012
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