01960nam a2200325 i 4500 192162 InACL 20261007140851.0 261007s2007 xx 0 eng d 9780521873642 0521873649 InACL eng rda InACL 891.5512 RUY 23 Ruymbeke, Christine van author Science and Poetry in Medieval Persia : The Botany of Nizami's Khamsa (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications) / Christine van Ruymbeke Cambridge University Press, 2007 256 pages text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "Nizami Ganjavi is one of the foremost figures in Persian poetry, living in Azerbaijan in the second half of the twelfth century. One of the oldest Western poets in Persian literature, he is acclaimed for his five masnavis which are assembled to form the Khamsa (Quintet). His reputation is that of a difficult and refined poet, who introduced into his verse vocabulary, expressions and allusions to the then-known sciences. This study considers all his verses containing allusions to trees and their fruit. The scientific contents of these allusions are then checked with the help of Arabic and Persian medieval scientific treatises, ranging from the ninth to the seventeenth centuries. As a result, this study not only proposes a better understanding of nature imagery in the work of a seminal Persian poet, but provides a useful insight into the breadth and depth of the education of medieval poet Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval Language Arts & Disciplines Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy Persian (Farsi) Language European - General General Literary Criticism & Collections / European 633798 633798 0 0 0 0 ACL ACL GEN 2026-10-07 0 891.5512 RUY 192162 2026-10-07 14:08:51 2026-10-07 BK