A HISTORY OF PERSIAN LITERATURE Ehsan Yarshater, General Editor, Columbia University A New History of Persian Literature in 18 Volumes. Persian literature is the jewel in the crown of Persian culture. It has profoundly influenced the literatures of Ottoman Turkey, Muslim India and Turkic Central Asia. It has been a source of inspiration for Goethe, Emerson, Matthew Arnold and Jorge Luis Borges among others and praised by William Jones, Tagore, E. M. Forster and many more. Yet whereas Persian art and architecture, and more recently Iranian cinema, have been written about extensively and at different levels for a varied audience, Persian literature has largely remained the exclusive domain of specialists. And although in the past few years the poems of Rumi have attracted the kind of popular attention enjoyed by Omar Khayyam’s quatrains in the 19th century, Persian literature has never received the attention it truly deserves. A History of Persian Literature answers this need and offers a new, comprehensive and detailed history of its subject. This 18- volume, authoritative survey reflects the stature and significance of Persian literature as the single most important accomplishment of the Iranian nation. Prominent scholars in the field bring a fresh critical approach to bear on this important topic and each volume includes representative samples of this literature. GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO PERSIAN PROSE FROM BIOGRAPHIES OF THE POETS PERSIAN LITERATURE OUTSIDE IRAN AND WRITERS OF THE A History of Persian Literature, Vol. I A History of Persian Literature, Vol. VIII CLASSICAL PERIOD 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM AVAILABLE 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM JANUARY 2011 A History of Persian Literature, Vol. XIV 978 1 84511 886 0 HARDBACK £59.50 978 1 84511 909 6 HARDBACK £59.50 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM JUNE 2010 PERSIAN POETRY IN THE PERSIAN PROSE FROM 978 1 84511 915 7 HARDBACK £45.00 CLASSICAL ERA, 800-1500 OUTSIDE IRAN BIOGRAPHIES OF THE POETS A History of Persian Literature, Vol. II A History of Persian Literature, Vol. IX AND WRITERS OF THE MODERN 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM SEPTEMBER 2010 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM JANUARY 2011 978 1 84511 903 4 HARDBACK £59.50 978 1 84511 910 2 HARDBACK £59.50 PERIOD, LITERARY TERMS A History of Persian Literature, Vol. XV PERSIAN POETRY IN THE PERSIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM JUNE 2010 CLASSICAL ERA, 800-1500 A History of Persian Literature, Vol. X 978 1 84511 916 4 HARDBACK £59.50 A History of Persian Literature, Vol. III 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM JUNE 2010 978 1 84511 911 9 HARDBACK £59.50 GENERAL INDEX 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM SEPTEMBER 2010 A History of Persian Literature, Vol. XVI 978 1 84511 904 1 HARDBACK £59.50 LITERATURE OF THE EARLY 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM JANUARY 2010 HEROIC EPIC TWENTIETH CENTURY 978 1 84511 917 1 HARDBACK £59.50 A History of Persian Literature, Vol. XI A History of Persian Literature, Vol. IV LITERATURE OF PRE-ISLAMIC 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM JANUARY 2011 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM MARCH 2011 978 1 84511 905 8 HARDBACK £59.50 978 1 84511 912 6 HARDBACK £59.50 IRAN: COMPANION VOL I A History of Persian Literature, Vol. XVII PERSIAN PROSE MODERN PERSIAN POETRY, 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM AVAILABLE A History of Persian Literature, Vol V FROM THE PAHLAVI PERIOD TO 978 1 84511 887 7 HARDBACK £59.50 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM JANUARY 2011 THE PRESENT 978 1 84511 906 5 HARDBACK £59.50 A History of Persian Literature, Vol. XII LITERATURE IN IRANIAN 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM MARCH 2011 LANGUAGES OTHER THAN RELIGIOUS AND MYSTICAL 978 1 84511 913 3 HARDBACK £59.50 PERSIAN: COMPANION LITERATURE A History of Persian Literature, Vol. VI MODERN FICTION AND DRAMA VOL II A History of Persian Literature, Vol. XIII A History of Persian Literature, 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM SEPTEMBER 2011 Vol. XVIII 978 1 84511 907 2 HARDBACK £59.50 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM JUNE 2011 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM JUNE 2010 978 1 84511 914 0 HARDBACK £59.50 PERSIAN POETRY, 978 1 84511 918 8 HARDBACK £59.50 1500-1900 A History of Persian Literature, Vol. VII 500 PAGES 225 X 145MM JANUARY 2011 978 1 84511 908 9 HARDBACK £59.50 www.ibtauris.com.