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THE HISTORY OF BEYHAQI: THE HISTORY OF SULTAN MAS'UD OF GHAZNA, 1030-1041
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| Volume: |
v. II |
| By: |
Abu'l-Fazl Beyhaqi, Professor C. Edmund Bosworth, Mohsen Ashtiany |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£24.95 |
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£19.46 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0674062361 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780674062368 |
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| Publisher: |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CENTER FOR HELLENIC STUDIES |
| Pub. date: |
1 September, 2011 |
| Series: |
Ilex Series |
| Pages: |
406 |
| Description: |
This is the first complete translation, with detailed commentary, of the surviving volumes of Beyhaqi's massive project. The historian's writings, dealing with the years 1030--1041, combine astute criticism and wry humor with an unobtrusive display of mastery of the learned literature of the time, both in Arabic and Persian. |
| Synopsis: |
Abu'l-Fazl Beyhaqi, a secretary at the court of a number of Ghaznavid rulers in eastern Iran and Afghanistan in the early Middle Ages, is a most perceptive, as well as intriguing, commentator on the history of the Islamic Near East. The surviving volumes of his massive project, dealing in depth with the years 1030--1041, combine astute criticism and wry humor with an unobtrusive display of mastery of the learned literature of the time, both in Arabic and Persian. Through a skillful manipulation of different styles, and timely introduction of the authorial voice as a framing device to bring a sense of heightened drama, the historian comments on mankind's individual frailties and the many lost opportunities that hasten a mighty dynasty's decline. Although there are already a number of articles and monographs in English and other Western languages on aspects of his style and historical approach, this is the first complete translation of the extant volumes with a detailed commentary. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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