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The Story of Barzu / druk 1
As told by two storytellers from Boysun, Uzbekistan
2013 || Paperback || R. Rahmoni e.a. || Leiden University Press
In the area of Boysun, present-day Uzbekistan, there is a living and vivid oral tradition based on stories from the epic Shah-nama. Barzu, son of Suhrab, is tragically killed at the hands of his famous father, the legendary hero Rustam.
The storytellers Jura Kamol and Mullo Ravshan composed two different versions of the story of Barzu in the Tajik as spoken in this area. This is the first printed version including a translation of these stories to appear.
The stories have been transcribed and...
The reception of Hafiz / druk 1
the sweet poetic language of Hafiz in nineteenth and twentieth century persia
2013 || Paperback || Bahman Solati || Leiden University Press
"For us non-Iranian readers of Hafiz's 14th-century ghazal poems, Iranian
attitudes toward the premier lyric poet in the 1,000-year history of Persian
literature, are almost as intriguing as Hafiz's poetry itself. First is the
inclination of Iranian readers to find deep, spiritual meaning in that poetry.
Second is their personal identification with what they perceive as Hafiz's
philosophy. Third is their linking of Iranian cultural identity with Hafiz's life and works to the point where some educa...
