| Description |
1 online resource (229 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Iranian Studies Series
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Silsilat al-dirāsāt al-Īrānīyah.
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| Summary |
This book is the first study of Persian literary riddles to appear in English, analysing a wide range of complex riddling poems systematically from the tenth to the twelfth century. In addition to the genre of riddles, the book examines the relationship between metaphors and riddles and the genre of literary description. Riddles belong to the oldest genre in many literary traditions. O amber-bodied idol, precious ruby!You are fire with ambergris smoke, amber with fiery smoke;You have silver in your heart, red sulfur in your mouth;You have a snake in your throat, its teeth are on your tongue. You. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Riddles in literature.
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Riddles in literature. |
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Persian literature -- 747-1500 -- History and criticism.
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Persian literature. |
| Chronological Term |
747-1500 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Seyed-Gohrab, A.A. Courtly Riddles : Enigmatic Embellishments in Early Persian Poetry. Amsterdam : Leiden University Press, ©2010 9789087280871 |
| ISBN |
9789400600102 |
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9400600100 |
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9789087280871 |
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9087280874 |
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