Kashefi's Anvar-e Sohayli : Rewriting Kalila wa-Dimna in Timurid Herat.

Kashefi's Anvar-e Sohayli : Rewriting Kalila wa-Dimna in Timurid Herat.

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...

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Main Author: Ruymbeke, Christine van.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden : BRILL, 2016.

Series: Studies in Persian Cultural History 11.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303935.

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Call Number: PK6451.B5

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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.