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008			261007s2007 xx 0 eng d
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040			_aInACL _beng _erda _cInACL
082	0	4	_a891.5512 _bRUY _223
100	1		_aRuymbeke, Christine van _eauthor
245	1	0	_aScience and Poetry in Medieval Persia : _bThe Botany of Nizami's Khamsa (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications) / _cChristine van Ruymbeke
264		1	_bCambridge University Press, _c2007
300			_a256 pages
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"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
650		0	_aPoetry & poets: classical, early & medieval
650		0	_aLanguage Arts & Disciplines
650		0	_aLanguage Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
650		0	_aPersian (Farsi)
650		0	_aLanguage
650		0	_aEuropean - General
650		0	_aGeneral
650		0	_aLiterary Criticism & Collections / European
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