Modern Persian Reader

Originally published in 1944, this book contains a selection of passages intended to help a beginner in Persian.

A. J. Arberry (Author)

9781107492370, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 12 March 2015

170 pages
20 x 13 x 1 cm, 0.2 kg

Originally published in 1944, this book contains a selection of passages intended to help a beginner in Persian 'with sufficient reading matter for an intensive course to qualify him for attacking successfully the ordinary newspaper and magazine', as well as for informal conversation. Arberry also intends the book as a brief overview of Persian literature and culture, and supplies notes and vocabulary to go with the sample texts. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of education and Persian language learning in Britain.

Preface
Texts: Proverbs and saws
Articles of faith and religious practice
The birth of the prophet
Abdication of Riza Shah and accession of Muhammad Riza Shah
Parliamentary report
Allied air raids on western Europe
The Shah-nameh of Firdausi
'Umar Khaiyam and his message
On emending the Divan of Hafiz
Grammatical note
Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna
The mosque of Isfahan
Gog and Magog
Selected poems
Notes
Vocabulary.

Subject Areas: Linguistics [CF]