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The great works of Persia include some of the most beautiful, rich and diverse language in the literary world. The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan and The Gulistan rival Dante's Divine Comedy, India's Mahabharata and Sumeria's Epic of Gilgamesh in their cultural impact, bringing to life the tales and myths of Ancient Persia.

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The great works of Persia include some of the most beautiful, rich and diverse language in the literary world. The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan and The Gulistan rival Dante's Divine Comedy, India's Mahabharata and Sumeria's Epic of Gilgamesh in their cultural impact, bringing to life the tales and myths of Ancient Persia.
Autorenporträt
Christine van Ruymbeke (foreword) is Ali Reza and Muhamed Soudavar Reader in Persian Literature and Culture at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge. She works on classical (medieval and pre-modern) Persian literature and has published extensively on a variety of topics related to Persian literature. Her latest monograph takes a fresh look at Persian animal fables: Kashefi’s Anvar-e Sohayli. Rewriting Kalila and Dimna in Timurid Herat, published in 2016.