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Informationen zum Autor Brian Spooner is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. William L. Hanaway is Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania. Klappentext Brian Spooner is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. William L. Hanaway is Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania. Zusammenfassung Traces Persian's rich written history from the 6th century B.C.. Covering script transformations and a vast geographical reach from the Balkans to Central China, chapters explore key stages, including the Arab-Islamic conquest and British imperial adoption. Comparative analyses with Chinese and Latin prompt a reassessment of literacy studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Preface Contributors Note on Transliteration and Referencing Introduction: Persian as Koine: Written Persian in World-historical Perspective —Brian Spooner and William L. Hanaway PART I. FOUNDATIONS 1 New Persian: Expansion, Standardization, and Inclusivity —John R. Perry 2 Secretaries, Poets, and the Literary Language —William L. Hanaway 3 The Transmission of Persian Texts Compared to the Case of Classical Latin —A.H. Morton PART II. SPREAD 4 Persian as a Lingua Franca in the Mongol Empire —David Morgan 5 Ottoman Turkish: Written Language and Scribal Practice, 13th to 20th Centuries —Linda T. Darling 6 Persian Rhetoric in the Safavid Context: A 16th Century Nurbakhshiyya Treatise on Insh¿ —Colin P. Mitchell PART III. VERNACULARIZATION AND NATIONALISM 7 Historiography in the Sadduzai Era: Language and Narration —Senzil Nawid 8 How Could Urdu Be the Envy of Persian (rashk-i-F¿rsi)! The Role of Persian in South Asian Culture and Literature —Muhammad Aslam Syed 9 Urdu Insh¿: The Hyder¿b¿d Experiment, 1860-1948 —Anwar Moazzam 10 Teaching Persian as an Imperial Language in India and in England during the Late 18th and Early 19th Centuries —Michael H. Fisher PART FOUR. THE LARGER CONTEXT 11 The Latinate Tradition as a Point of Reference —Joseph Farrell 12 Persian Scribes (munshi) and Chinese Literati (ru). The Power and Prestige of Fine Writing (adab/wenzhang) —Victor H. Mair Afterword Glossary Index ...
