Modern Persian Reader

Klappentext Originally published in 1944, this book contains a selection of passages intended to help a beginner in Persian. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1944! this book contains a selection of passages intended to help a beginner in Persian 'with sufficient reading matter for an intensive course to qualify him for attacking successfully the ordinary newspaper and magazine'! as well as for informal conversation. Arberry also intends the book as a brief overview of Persian literature and culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Texts: Proverbs and saws; Articles of faith and religious practice; The birth of the prophet; Abdication of Riza Shah and accession of Muhammad Riza Shah; Parliamentary report; Allied air raids on western Europe; The Shah-nameh of Firdausi; 'Umar Khaiyam and his message; On emending the Divan of Hafiz; Grammatical note; Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna; The mosque of Isfahan; Gog and Magog; Selected poems; Notes; Vocabulary.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: A. J. Arberry, Arthur John Arberry, Arberry A. J.
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 12.03.2015
• EAN: 9781107492370
• ISBN: 978-1-107-49237-0
• Seiten: 170
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Sonstige Sprachen / Sonstige Literaturen; Schule und Lernen > Sonstiges; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Readers, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Persian, Language readers, Persian (Farsi)