Shiraz in the Age of Hafez - The Glory of a Medieval Persian City

Informationen zum Autor John Limbert , U.S. Ambassador to Mauritania, has taught at Shiraz University. Klappentext John Limbert , U.S. Ambassador to Mauritania, has taught at Shiraz University. Zusammenfassung Shams al-Din Mohammad Hafez Shirazi! a classical poet is broadly popular in his native Shiraz and in Iran as a whole! and among lovers of great verse traditions. This book provides a context for Hafez's poetry and is intended for medievalists! students of the Middle East! and specialists in urban studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgments Part One: History of Shiraz from Its Founding to the Conquest of Timur 1. History of Shiraz to the Mongol Conquest 2. Things Fall Apart: Shiraz under the Mongols and Their Successors 3. Shiraz as City-State: Abu Eshaq Inju and the Mozaffarids Part Two: City of Roses and Nightingales 4. Peoples and Places 5. The City Administration 6. Shirazi Society: Patricians, Poets, and Scholars 7. A Very Special Place Appendix: The First Families of Shiraz Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: John Limbert, John W Limbert, John W. Limbert
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2004
• EAN: 9780295983912
• ISBN: 978-0-295-98391-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications; Publications on the Near East; Shiraz in the Age of Hafez
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous