A Persian anthology : being translations from the Persian / Edward Granville Browne ; with an introductory memoir by J.B. Atkins ; edited by E. Denison Ross
A PERSIAN ANTHOLOGYBeing Translations from the Persian; Copyright; A PERSIAN ANTHOLOGYBEING TRANSLATIONS FROM THE PERSIAN; Copyright; CONTENTS; I. INTRODUCTORY MEMOIR; II. NOTE ON PERSIAN POETRY; III. LIST OF POETS REPRESENTED; IV. POEMS; Occasional; Mystic; Lyric; Moral; Narrative; V. PROSE PASSAGES; VI. INDEX OF FIRST LINES
Summary
This volume contains thirty-five translations of Persian poetry, arranged in five groups as well as two examples of prose translations from Arabic, which offer examples of 'rhymed prose' of which the earliest examples are to be found in the Koran. To help the reader, a substantial introduction on Persian poetry is included, as well as a personal memoir of the author by J B Atkins
