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Elizabeth A. Reed

Persian Literature, Ancient and Modern

Published by Good Press, 2019

EAN 4064066231880

Table of Contents

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PERSIAN LITERATURE, ANCIENT AND MODERN.

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Division I.Early Tablets and Mythology.

CHAPTER I.

HISTORIC OUTLINE.

ORIGIN OF PERSIAN LITERATUREACCAD AND SUMERLITERATURE OF NINEVEHBABYLONRN OR PERSIAPHYSICAL FEATURESPERSIAN ARTMANUSCRIPTSEARLY LITERATURETHE ARABIAN CONQUESTLITERATURE OF MODERN PERSIAPERSIAN ROMANCE

CHAPTER II.

THE CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTIONS.

EARLY LITERATUREHISTORIC TABLETSTHE INSCRIPTIONS OF NEBUCHADNEZZARTHE FALL OF BABYLONCYRUS, THE ACHMENIANBEHISTUN INSCRIPTIONSDARIUS AT PERSEPOLISINSCRIPTIONS OF XERXESARTAXERXESA LATER PERSIAN TABLETRSUM

CHAPTER III.

THE POETRY AND MYTHOLOGY OF THE TABLETS.

PRIMITIVE MYTHOLOGYANSEVEN EVIL SPIRITSACCADIAN POEMASSURHEANIN-CI-GALSIN, THE MOON GODHEA-BANINERGALMERODACHNEBONINIPCHEMOSHINCANTATIONS TO FIRE AND WATERIMBAALTAMMUZISHTARISHTAR OF ARBELAISHTAR OF ERECHLEGEND OF ISHTAR AND IZDBARISHTAR, QUEEN OF LOVE AND BEAUTYTHE DESCENT OF ISHTAR

CHAPTER IV.

PERSIAN MYTHOLOGY.

THE COMMON SOURCE OF MYTHOLOGYMYTHICAL MOUNTAINSRIVERSMYTHICAL BIRDSAHRA MAZDAATARTHE STORM GODYIMATHE CHINVAT BRIDGEMITHRARSUM

Division II.Period of the Zend-Avesta.

CHAPTER V.

THE ZEND-AVESTA.

DERIVATION AND LANGUAGEDIVISIONSAGE OF THE ZEND-AVESTAMANUSCRIPTSZARATHUTRATHE EARLY PRSSTHE MODERN PRSS

CHAPTER VI.

THE TEACHINGS OF THE ZEND-AVESTA.

THE GTHASTHE WAIL OF THE KINETHE LAST GTHATHE MARRIAGE SONGTHE YASNACOMMENTARY ON THE FORMULASTHE YASNA HAPTANG-HITITHE SRASHA YATTHE YASNA CONCLUDING

CHAPTER VII.

TEACHINGS OF THE ZEND-AVESTA, CONCLUDED.

THE VENDDADFARGARD IITHE VARA OF YIMATHE LAWS OF PURIFICATIONDISPOSITION OF THE DEADPUNISHMENTSTHE PLACE OF REWARDTHE VISPARADTEACHING OF THE MODERN PRSS

Division III.The Time of the Mohammedan

Conquest and the Korn.

CHAPTER VIII.

THE KORN.

THE SUCCESSOR OF THE ZEND-AVESTAAUTHOR OF THE KORNFIRST REVELATIONSTHE HIGRAHCONTINUED WARFAREDEATH OF MOHAMMEDRECENSION OF THE TEXTTEACHING OF THE KORNHEAVENHELLPREDESTINATIONPOLYGAMYLITERARY STYLE OF THE KORN

Division IV.The Period Succeeding the

Mohammedan Conquest.

CHAPTER IX.

THE ANWR-I-SUHALI.

HISTORY OF THE WORKPREFACETHE BEES AND THEIR HABITSTHE TWO PIGEONSTHE BLIND MAN AND HIS WHIPAMICABLE INSTRUCTIONTHE PIGEONS AND THE RATTHE ANTELOPE AND THE CROWTHE ELEPHANT AND THE JACKALGEMS FROM THE HITOPADEA

CHAPTER X.

PERSIAN POETRY.

SEVEN ERASTHE FIRST PERIODTHE HOMER OF RNTHE SHH NMAHHISTORY OF THE PERSIAN EPICFIRDUSINVECTIVEMTESHIMTHE SHHS REPENTANCEDEATH OF FIRDUSTHE POEM

CHAPTER XI.

STORY OF THE SHH NMAH.

SM SUWRTHE SMRGHS NESTTHE FATHERS DREAMRDABEHTHE MARRIAGERUSTEMTHE TRNIAN INVASIONTHE WHITE DEMON

CHAPTER XII.

THE HEFT-KHN, OR SEVEN LABORS OF RUSTEM.

A LION SLAIN BY RAKUSHESCAPE FROM THE DESERTTHE DRAGON SLAINTHE ENCHANTRESSCAPTURE OF AULDVICTORY OVER DEMONSSEVENTH LABOR, THE WHITE DEMON SLAINTHE MARRIAGE OF RUSTEMSOHRB

CHAPTER XIII.

ISFENDIYR.

THE HEFT-KHN OF ISFENDIYRTHE BRAZEN FORTRESSTHE CONFLICT WITH RUSTEMTHE FALL OF THE WARRIORS

CHAPTER XIV.

SECOND PERIOD.

ANWRINIZMLAIL AND MAJNNA FRIENDTHE WEDDINGDELIVERANCETHE MEETING IN THE DESERTDEATH OF THE LOVERSVISION OF ZYD

CHAPTER XV.

THIRD PERIOD.

GENGHIS KHNJALAL-UDDIN RMISDWORKS OF SDTHE BSTNTHE PEARLKINDNESS TO THE UNWORTHYSILENCE, THE SAFETY OF IGNORANCEDARIUS AND HIS HORSE-KEEPERSTORIES FROM THE GULISTNTHE WISE WRESTLERDANGERS OF PROSPERITYBORES

CHAPTER XVI.

LATER PERIODS.

THE FOURTH PERIODLITERARY KINGSHFIZ PR-I-SEBZSHIRZTHE FEAST OF SPRINGMY BIRDFIFTH PERIODJMITHE WORKS OF JMIRECEPTIONTHE SIXTH PERIODTHE SEVENTH PERIOD

CHAPTER XVII.

MEHER AND MSHTERI.

PERSIAN ROMANCETHE TWO COMRADESTHE SEPARATIONTHE QUEENTHE DEPARTURETHE ANNOUNCEMENT

CHAPTER XVIII.

MEHER AND MSHTERICONTINUED.

THE EXILESTHE DESERTA SHIPWRECKTHE RESCUETHE CAPTURE

CHAPTER XIX.

MEHER AND MSHTERICONTINUED.

THE FUGITIVESROYAL INTERVIEWSTHE CONFLICTA GARDEN SCENEAFTERWARDSTHE DECISION

CHAPTER XX.

MEHER AND MSHTERICONTINUED.

THE CAPTIVESARREST AND TRIALROYAL FAVORTHE SENTENCE

CHAPTER XXI.

MEHER AND MSHTERICONCLUDED.

THE WEDDINGA COUNCILROYAL CAVALCADETHE MESSENGERRECEPTION

CHAPTER XXII.

CONCLUSION.

SUMMARYPRIESTLY RULERUSSIAN OPPRESSION

PREFACE.

Table of Contents

There is a growing interest in the literatures of the Orient, but the difficulties in this field of investigation have been so great that few students have taken time to recover the gems from the worthless matter surrounding them. The author of the present volume, however, has chosen to devote years of persistent effort to the work of collecting and condensing the historic facts pertaining to this subject, and giving them to the public, together with the finest thoughts to be found upon the pages of these early manuscripts.

No labor has been spared to attain accuracy of statement, no difficulties have been ignored in these years of research, and the results, so far as completed, are now before the reader in two volumes: the one recently published on Hind Literature, and the present work on Persian Literature.

Although this book was partially written long before the publication of its predecessor, still it might never have been completed, but for the kindly reception which a generous public gave to the preceding volume.

Cordial thanks are due to the American press, which not only gave to Hind Literature hundreds of favorable notices, but in many instances devoted whole columns to able reviews of the work.

It is also a rare pleasure to acknowledge the courtesies of the British press, and especially the great kindness of leading European scholars, who have sent words of warm approval and congratulation to the author.

In the present volume the subject has been simplified as far as possible, by arranging the work in four chronological divisions; the epoch of Persian poetry being again divided into seven distinct periods, corresponding to the times of the leading poets, who have been called The Persian Pleiades.

Not only does their literature present seven leading poets, but this number appears to have a peculiar charm for the Persian literati, and hence we find in this field of Eastern fable, the Seven Evil Spirits of An, the Seven Labors of Rustem, the Seven Great Feats of Isfendiyr, The Seven Fair Faces of Nizm, the Seven Thrones of Jmi, and various other combinations of the same number.

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