Beholding Beauty : Saʿdi of Shiraz and the Aesthetics of Desire in Medieval Persian Poetry /

Beholding Beauty: Saʿdi of Shiraz and the Aesthetics of Desire in Medieval Persian Poetry explores the relationship between sexuality, politics, and spirituality in the lyrics of Saʿdi Shirazi (d. 1292 CE), one of the most revered masters of classical Persian literature. Relying on a variety of sour...

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Main Author: Ingenito, Domenico (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2020.

Series: Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures ; 41.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441286.

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