{"product_id":"counsel-for-kings-l-marlow-9781474426428","title":"Counsel for Kings: Wisdom and Politics in Tenth-Century Iran: Volume II: The Na\u0026#7779;\u0026#299;\u0026#7717;at Al-Mul\u0026#363;k of Pseudo-M\u0026#257;ward\u0026#299; Texts,","description":"\u003cp\u003eMirrors for princes form a substantial and important genre in many pre-modern literatures. Their ostensible purpose is to advise the king; at the same time they assert that the king, if he is truly virtuous, will appreciate being reminded of the contingency of his power. The unknown author of the \u003cem\u003eCounsel for Kings \u003c\/em\u003estudied in this book wrote in a distinctive early tenth-century Iranian environment. He deploys an abundant set of cultural materials representing 'perennial wisdom' of mixed provenances, which he reinvigorates by applying them to the circumstances of his own time and place. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first volume situates \u003ci\u003eCounsel for Kings\u003c\/i\u003e in its historical context. The second volume gives direct access to a substantial portion of the text through translation and commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. Marlow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474426425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474426428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"L. Marlow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935511675135,"sku":"9781474426428","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e733766b-c22a-4668-a9b5-5dcc310dc267.jpg?v=1681420223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/counsel-for-kings-l-marlow-9781474426428","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}