A key to the treasure of the Hakīm
Subtitle: artistic and humanistic aspects of Nizāmī Ganjavī's Khamsa
By: edited by Johan Christoph Bürgel and Christine van Ruymbeke
Series: Iranian studies series; Iranian studies series (Leiden, Netherlands)
Publisher: Leiden University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9789087280970
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Description: Includes thirteen essays by eminent scholars in the field of Persian Studies, each focusing on different aspects of the Khamsa, which is a collection of five long poems written by the Persian poet Nizami of Ganja. Nizami (1141-1209) lived and worked in Ganja in present-day Azerbaijan.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-290) and index.