Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-172) and index.
Summary
Provides not only a rich context for Hafez's poetry but also a comprehensive perspective on a fascinating place in a dynamic time. This portrait of an elegant, witty poet and his marvelous city will be as valuable to medievalists, students of the Middle East, and specialists in urban studies as it will be to connoisseurs of world literature.
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Contents
History of Shiraz from its founding to the conquest of Timur -- History of Shiraz to the Mongol Conquest -- Things fall apart: Shiraz under the Mongols and their Successors -- Shiraz as city-state: Abu Eshaq Inju and the Mozaffarids -- City of roses and nightingales -- Peoples and places -- City administration -- Shirazi society: patricians, poets, and scholars -- A very special place -- First families of Shiraz.