| Counsel for Kings: Wisdom and Politics in Tenth-Century Iran: Volumes I & II Contributor(s): Marlow, L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 074869756X ISBN-13: 9780748697564 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $247.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern - Religion | Islam - History - Philosophy | Religious |
| Dewey: 892.7 |
| Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature Eup |
| Physical Information: 1.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.5" (2.95 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mirrors for princes form a substantial and important genre in many pre-modern literatures. Their ostensible purpose is to advise the king; at the same time they assert that the king, if he is truly virtuous, will appreciate being reminded of the contingency of his power. The unknown author of the Counsel for Kings studied in this book wrote in a distinctive early tenth-century Iranian environment. He deploys an abundant set of cultural materials representing 'perennial wisdom' of mixed provenances, which he reinvigorates by applying them to the circumstances of his own time and place. The first volume situates Counsel for Kings in its historical context. The second volume gives direct access to a substantial portion of the text through translation and commentary. |