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Revised Translation Of The Chahár Maqála ('Four Discourses') Of Nizámí-I’Arúdí Of Samarqand, Followed By An Abridged Translation Of Mírzá Muhammad’S Notes To The Persian Text

Revised Translation Of The Chahár Maqála ('Four Discourses') Of Nizámí-I’Arúdí Of Samarqand, Followed By An Abridged Translation Of Mírzá Muhammad’S Notes To The Persian Text

Edward G. Browne / Edward GBrowne

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2020
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Historia general y mundial
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9789354218484
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A commanding voice from twelfth-century Persia. Language, wit and erudition converge.G. Browne’s revised translation of the Chahar Maqala (Four Discourses) of Nizami-i’Arudi of Samarqand, followed by an abridged translation of Mirza Muhammad’s notes to the Persian text, makes available a compact, vigorously argued medieval literary anthology that has shaped readings of Persian prose and poetics. The Four Discourses assemble lively exchanges on rhetoric, ethical judgement and the crafts of letters; as a historical discourses collection they reveal how ideas circulated between court, mosque and study. This Persian prose translation aims for fidelity without opacity, so that the texture of the original emerges in clear, measured English. Read for its shape and style, the work speaks directly to the intellectual history of Persia and rewards those interested in medieval Islamic scholarship. Students of Persian literature will find primary examples of genre and argument; specialists in Nizam al-Arudi studies will recognise the work’s centrality to Samarqand literary heritage. More broadly, the book helps situate Persian classical literature within networks of influence and debate, making it indispensable reading for anyone drawn to Persian literary classics.Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Accessible enough for curious readers yet rigorous enough to serve as an academic reference text, the edition offers clear translation and historical framing that supports classroom use, private study and shelf-display. Casual readers will appreciate the vigour of the prose and the immediacy of the debates; collectors and classic-literature enthusiasts will value a considered revision that places a key twelfth-century Persian text back into circulation. For libraries, courses and private collections alike, Browne’s Chahar Maqala remains a vital conduit to the thought and craft of medieval Persia.

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