Ferdowsi, the Mongols and the History of Iran: Art, Literature and Culture from Early Islam to Qajar Persia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781780760155)

I.B.Tauris in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation

Iran's rich cultural heritage has been shaped over many centuries by its rich and eventful history. This impressive book, which assembles contributions by some of the world's most eminent historians, art historians and other scholars of the Iranian world, explores the history of the country through the prism of Persian literature, art and culture. The result is a seminal work which illuminates important, yet largely neglected, aspects of Medieval and Early Modern Iran and the Middle East. Its scope, from the era of Ferdowsi, Iran's national epic poet and the author of the Shahnameh to the period of the Mongols, Timurids, Safavids, Zands and Qajars, examines the interaction between mythology, history, historiography, poetry, painting and craftwork in the long narrative of the Persianate experience. As such, Ferdowsi, the Mongols and the History of Iran is essential reading and a reference point for students and scholars of Iranian history, Persian literature and the arts of the Islamic World.

Author: Robert Hillenbrand
ISBN-10: 1780760159
ISBN-13: 9781780760155
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
Language: English
Published: 01/29/2014
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.45lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.50w x 1.70d