Market in Poetry in the Persian World

I provide a sense for the texture of the Persian world by discussing what made poetry precious. By focusing on reports on poets' lives, I illuminate the social scene in which poetry was produced and consumed. The discussion elicits poetry's close connections to political and religious authority, economic exchange, and the articulation of gender.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. A Walk in Poetic Timespace; 2. Weights and Measures; 3. Producers, Aggregators, Buyers; 4. Complex Poetic Instruments; Conclusion.

Summary

Provides a sense for the texture of the Persian world by discussing what made poetry precious. By focusing on reports on poets' lives, it illuminates the social scene in which poetry was produced and consumed. The discussion elicits poetry's close connections to political and religious authority, economic exchange, and the articulation of gender.

Product details

• Authors: Shahzad Bashir, Shahzad (Brown University Bashir, Bashir Shahzad
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781108948647
• ISBN: 978-1-108-94864-7
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in the Global Middle Ages
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / World, General & world history, General and world history