Commentary, Bibliography, and Index (v. III) (Ilex Series) - Hardcover

Beyhaqi, Abu’l-Fażl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674062388 ISBN 13: 9780674062382

Verlag: Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies, 2011

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Reseña del editor

Abu'l-Fazl Beyhaqi, a secretary at the court of a number of Ghaznavid rulers in eastern Iran and Afghanistan in the early Middle Ages, is a most perceptive, as well as intriguing, commentator on the history of the Islamic Near East. The surviving volumes of his massive project, dealing in depth with the years 1030--1041, combine astute criticism and wry humor with an unobtrusive display of mastery of the learned literature of the time, both in Arabic and Persian. Through a skillful manipulation of different styles, and timely introduction of the authorial voice as a framing device to bring a sense of heightened drama, the historian comments on mankind's individual frailties and the many lost opportunities that hasten a mighty dynasty's decline. Although there are already a number of articles and monographs in English and other Western languages on aspects of his style and historical approach, this is the first complete translation of the extant volumes with a detailed commentary.

Biografía del autor

C. E. Bosworth is former Professor of Arabic at the University of Manchester. Mohsen Ashtiany is a research scholar at Columbia University.

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• Verlag: Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0674062388
• ISBN 13: 9780674062382
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 478