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Visions of Persia
Elio Brancaforte
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Paperback. This work examines the travel account of a German baroque author who journeyed in search of silk from northern Germany through Muscovy to the court of Shah Safi in Isfahan. Series: Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
This work examines the travel account of a German baroque author who journeyed in search of silk from Northern Germany, through Muscovy, to the court of Shah Safi in Isfahan.
Adam Olearius introduced Persian literature, history, and arts to the German-speaking public; his frank appraisal of Persian customs foreshadows the enlightened spirit of the eighteenth century (influencing Montesquieu’s Persian Letters as well as Goethe’s West-Eastern Divan) and prepares the way for German Romanticism’s infatuation with Persian poetry.
Elio Brancaforte focuses on the visual and discursive nexus uniting Olearius’s text with the numerous engravings that supplement the book. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature
Condition
New
Weight
426g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674012547
SKU
V9780674012547
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About Elio Brancaforte
Elio Brancaforte is Assistant Professor of German at Tulane University.
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