Love at a crux : the new Persian romance in a global Middle Ages /

"Love at a Crux presents the emergence of versified love stories in the New Persian language as a crucial event in the history of romance. Using the tale of Vis & Rāmin (w. 1054) as its focal point, the book explores how Persian court poets in the eleventh century reconfigured "myths&q...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cross, Cameron (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2023.
Subjects:	Fakhr al-Dīn Gurgānī, > active 1048. > Vīs va Rāmīn. Vīs va Rāmīn (Fakhr al-Dīn Gurgānī) Romances, Persian > History and criticism. Persian literature > 747-1500 > History and criticism. Love in literature. Roman courtois persan > Histoire et critique. Littérature persane > 747-1500 > Histoire et critique. Amour dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval. Love in literature Persian literature Romances, Persian 747-1500 Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Reader's Notes
Acknowledgments
Prologue: In Which Love Has Many a Tale
1. Phantasy: The Rise of Romance
2. Ethics: An Afair of Conscience
3. Politics: The Prisoner of His Skin
4. Affect: The Limits of Lyric
5. History: The Death of Romantic Love
Epilogue: In Which Many a Tale Has Love
Appendix A: Summary of Vis & Rāmin
Appendix B: Rāmin's Songs
Appendix C : Concordance
Notes
Bibliography
Index