Olga M. Davidson
Comparative Literature and Classical Persian Poetics
- ISBN 13:
- 9780674073203
- author:
- Olga M. Davidson
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 152mm X 229mm
- Genre:
- Poetry - Literary Criticism, Literary Theory, General & Miscellaneous Literary Criticism
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Comparative Literature and Classical Persian Poetics explores how literary approaches can be applied to classical Persian poetry and song. Olga M. Davidson focuses on epic poetry, particularly Ferdowsi's Shāhnāma, and its relationship with other forms of verbal art.
The book examines the ways in which oral poetic traditions are incorporated into the epic, including women's laments that were originally composed without writing. Davidson also considers the current state of oral poetic studies and their applications to classical Persian prose and poetry.
This second edition includes a new chapter on "live" performances of the epic Shāhnāma, offering insights into its enduring significance in Persian literary traditions.
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