Persian Literature, a Bio-Bibliographical Survey - Volume V: Poetry of the Pre-Mongol Period

C.A. Storey's Persian Literature: A Bio-Bibliographical Survey is the most authoritative reference work on the Persian written tradition, offering the names of authors and the titles of those of their works that have survived in the Persian language.

About the author

François de Blois has published widely on Semitic and Iranian languages and on the history of religions in the Near East in pre-modern times. He served as Professor of Iranian Studies at Hamburg University from 2002 to 2003. Currently he is a research fellow at University College London where he is engaged in a major project on al-Biruni's Chronology and other Arabic texts on non-Islamic calendars. He is also a teaching fellow for Aramaic and Middle Iranian languages at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has been a frequent contributor to the Encyclopaedia of Islam.

Product details

• Authors: Francois de Blois
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.12.2020
• EAN: 9789004444089
• ISBN: 978-90-04-44408-9
• No. of pages: 434
• Weight: 844 g
• Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous