عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
PN,6377, S3
PN
,
6377
,
S3
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
2216417
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc
eng
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Courtly Riddles: Enigmatic Embellishments in Early Persian Poetry
First Statement of Responsibility
A. A. Seyed-Gohrab
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Netherlands
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Amsterdam University Press
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
228 P.
SERIES
Series Title
Iranian studies series (Leiden, Netherlands)
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
E.Book: 25238
Text of Note
This book is the first study of Persian literary riddles to appear in English, analysing a wide range of complex riddling poems systematically from the tenth to the twelfth century. In addition to the genre of riddles, the book examines the relationship between metaphors and riddles and the genre of literary description. Riddles belong to the oldest genre in many literary traditions
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Persian literature 747-1500-- History and criticism
Literary studies-- poetry and poets
Riddles -- Poetry
Riddles in literature
چیستان -- شعر
چیستان در ادبیات
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Seyed-Gohrab, Asghar
