Shiraz in the age of Hafez : the glory of a medieval Persian city / John Limbert.
Provides not only a rich context for Hafez's poetry but also a comprehensive perspective on a fascinating place in a dynamic time. This portrait of an elegant, witty poet and his marvelous city will be as valuable to medievalists, students of the Middle East, and specialists in urban studies as...
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| Language: | English Persian |
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University of Washington Press,
©2004.
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| Series: | Publications on the Near East, University of Washington.
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Table of Contents:
- History of Shiraz from its founding to the conquest of Timur
- History of Shiraz to the Mongol Conquest
- Things fall apart: Shiraz under the Mongols and their Successors
- Shiraz as city-state: Abu Eshaq Inju and the Mozaffarids
- City of roses and nightingales
- Peoples and places
- The city administration
- Shirazi society: patricians, poets, and scholars
- A very special place
- The first families of Shiraz.