Pearls of Meaning by Hans Bruijn - 9789087283483

Pearls of MeaningStudies on Persian Art, Poetry, ..f.sm and History of Iranian Studies in Europe.J.T.P. de Bruijn\nAuthor(s): Hans Bruijn\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Leiden University Press, Netherlands\nImprint: Leiden University Press\nISBN-13: 9789087283483, 978-9087283483\nSynopsis\nPearls of Meaningsoffers a collection of essays by [url] (Hans) de Bruijn, leading scholar in the field of Persian Studies, in which essential domains of Persian culture such as poetry and Sufism are analyzed in an exemplary fashion. While poetry plays a pivotal position in these essays, the reception of Persian literary tradition in Europe is another focus of the volume, thereby representing the studies of a generation of scholars such as A. Reland [tel], [url] Eth [tel], [url] von Hammer-Purgstall [tel] and [url] Browne [tel] who devoted their attention to Persian culture.