TY - BOOK AU - Schimmel,Annemarie TI - A two-colored brocade: the imagery of Persian poetry T2 - Columbia lectures on Iranian studies SN - 9781469616377 AV - PK6416 .S3513 1992 U1 - 891/.551009 20 PY - 1992/// CY - Chapel Hill PB - University of North Carolina Press KW - Persian poetry KW - History and criticism KW - Poésie persane KW - Histoire et critique KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - Poetry KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Lyrik KW - gnd KW - Perzisch KW - gtt KW - Dichtkunst KW - ram KW - Persisch KW - swd KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Enlarged translation of: Stern und Blume; Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-489) and indexes; Chronological Survey of Poets Mentioned in This Book -- pt. 1. Formal Requirements of Persian Poetry. 1. Meter and Genres. 2. Rhetorical Rules -- pt. 2. Themes from History, Literature, and Legend. 3. Koranic Themes. 4. The Pillars of Islam and Related Concepts. 5. Themes from Early Islamic Times. 6. Themes from Pre-Islamic Times. 7. Themes from Islamic History. 8. Ideal Loving Couples. 9. Turk and Hindu. 10. Poetical Geography -- pt. 3. The Book of Nature. 11. Stones. 12. The Garden of Delight. 13. The Language of the Birds. 14. Fantastic Beasts and Other Creatures. 15. The Sky, the Wind, and the Sea -- pt. 4. Themes from Life and Letters. 16. A Two-Colored Brocade. 17. The Art of Calligraphy. 18. From the Scholar's Bookshelf. 19. Playing with Numbers. 20. Colorful Things from the World around Us. 21. Entertainment, Music, and Festivities. 22. Courtly Games and Pastimes. 23. Dreams, Reality, and Bells; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - Two-Colored Brocade: The Imagery of Persian Poetry UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=670796 ER -