The market in poetry in the Persian world / Shahzad Bashir.

'Poetic speech is a pearl, connected to the king's ear.' This statement gestures to words as objects of material value sought by those with power and resources. I provide a sense for the texture of the Persian world by discussing what made poetry precious. By focusing on reports on po...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author:	Bashir, Shahzad, 1968- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Series:	Cambridge elements. Elements in the global Middle Ages,
Subjects:	Persian poetry > History and criticism. Persian poetry. Criticism, interpretation, etc.