Preface
Part I. An Outline of Persian History during the Last Four Centuries: 1. Some general considerations on the Safawi dynasty
2. The creation of the Safawi power to 930/1524
3. Culmination and decline of the Safawi power, from Shah Tahmasp (AD 1524-1576) to Shah Husayn (AD 1694-1722)
4. An outline of the history of Persia during the last two centuries (AD 1722-1922)
Part II. Persian Verse during the Last Four Centuries: 5. Some general considerations on the later and especially the religious poetry of the Persians
6. Poets of the classical tradition - pre-Qajar period (AD 1500-1800)
7. Poets of the Qajar period
Part III. Persian prose during the Last Four Centuries: 8. The orthodox Shia Faith and its exponents, the Mujtahids and Mullas
9. prose writers until AD 1850
10. The most modern developments (AD 1850 onwards)
Index.
