Shiraz in the Age of Hafez The Glory of a Medieval Persian City

Name: Shiraz in the Age of Hafez The Glory of a Medieval Persian City
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ISBN: 9780295983912

ISBN-10: 0295983914

ISBN-13: 9780295983912

Edition: 2004

Authors: John W. Limbert

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John Limbert explores the historical contexts of the Iranian poet Shams al-Din Mohammad Hafez Shirazi, native of the Persian city of Shiraz in the 14th century. In part one, he looks at the history of the city up to the time of Timur; in part two, at the social structure of Hafez's city.

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication date: 6/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments



History of Shiraz from its Founding to the Conquest of Timur



History of Shiraz to the Mongol Conquest



Things Fall Apart: Shiraz under the Mongols and Their Successors



Shiraz as City-State: Abu Eshaq Inju and the Mozaffarids



City of Roses and Nightingales



Peoples and Places



The City Administration



Shirazi Society: Patricians, Poets, and Scholars



A Very Special Place



The First Families of Shiraz


Notes


Bibliography


Index