The impact of Persian life and literature upon Victorian England was tremendous. It found its public demonstration in the visit of the Shah, but the number of men of letters who turned to the Persian classics for inspiration were as numerous as they were great: William Jones, Charles Murray, Edward Browne, George Borrow, Richard Burton, Edward Palmer and, of course, Fitzgerald, translator of the Rubaiyat.
The impact of Persian life and literature upon Victorian England was tremendous. It found its public demonstration in the visit of the Shah, but the number of men of letters who turned to the Persian classics for inspiration were as numerous as they were great: William Jones, Charles Murray, Edward Browne, George Borrow, Richard Burton, Edward Palmer and, of course, Fitzgerald, translator of the Rubaiyat.
Persia and the Victorians (RLE Iran A)
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ISBN-13: | 9781136841477 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 06/17/2013 |
Series: | Routledge Library Editions: Iran |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 184 |
File size: | 3 MB |