Kashefi's Anvar-e Sohayli : : rewriting Kalila and Dimna in Timurid Herat /

Kashefi's Anvar-e Sohayli : : rewriting Kalila and Dimna in Timurid Herat / / Christine van Ruymbeke.

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Kashefi’s Anvar-e Sohayli (15th c. A.D.) is a Persian rewriting of the timeless and influential Kalila wa-Dimna text, done at the Timurid court. Christine van Ruymbeke offers a first in-depth analysis of the contents and style of this important text and also addresses the Kalila wa-Dimna field acros...

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Superior document:Studies in Persian Cultural History, Volume 11
VerfasserIn:
Ruymbeke, C. van
Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2016.
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Studies in Persian cultural history Volume 11.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxx, 398 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 1 Kāshefi Composes the Anvār-e Sohayli
  • 2 Being Pernickety about \'Animal Fables\'
  • 3 The Biggest Bees in Kāshefi's Bonnet: A Thematic Analysis
  • 4 Building Appreciation for \'Tasteless Bombast\'
  • 5 Topical Web, Structural Maze
  • 6 The Skeleton
  • 7 A Collaborative Effort: The \'Noble\' Hereditary Line of KD Versions and Translations in the Persian Tradition
  • 8 Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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