Persian Lyric Poetry in the Classical Era, 800-1500: Ghazals, Panegyrics and Quatrains

Ehan Yarshater was Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies, Columbia University, USA and the Founding Editor of the Encyclopædia Iranica. Among his publications are Persian Poetry under Shâhrokh (1955, in Persian); Myths and Legends of Ancient Iran (1959, in Persian); A Grammar of Southern Tati Dialects (1970); and The Persian Presence in the Islamic World (1988). Among the books he has edited are Higlights of Persian Art (with R. Ettinghausen, 1979), The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume III in two parts (1983), and Persian Literature (1988). He was also the general editor of the annotated translation of The History of al-Tabari (40 vols., 1979–2006); and the founding General Editor of the Persian Heritage Series, Persian Studies Series, and Modern Persian Literature Series.

Contributors
Foreword
Chapter 1: The Panegyrical Qaside—A Brief Historical Preview (J. T. P. de Bruijn)
Chapter 2: The Panegyric Qaside In The Eastern Iranian World: Court Poetry In The Samanid And Ghaznavid Periods (Julie Scott Meisami)
Chapter 3: The Qaside After The Fall Of The Ghaznavids 1100–1500 Ce (J. T. P. De Bruijn)
Chapter 4: Qasides Of The Khwârazmshâhid Court: Vatvât And Adib Sâber (Alireza Korangy)
Chapter 5: The Qaside In Western Persia—Persian Poetry Goes West (J. T. P. De Bruijn)
Chapter 6: The Qaside In The Mongol And Timurid Periods (M. Keyvani)
Chapter 7: Stanzaic Poems (G. Van Den Berg)
Chapter 8: The Ghazal In Medieval Persian Poetry (J. T. P. De Bruijn)
Chapter 9: The Flourishing Of Persian Quatrains (A. A. Seyed-Gohrab)
Chapter 10: Shahrâshub (Sunil Sharma)
Chapter 11: Hajv And Profane Persian (Paul Sprachman)
Abbreviations Of Books And Journals Frequently Cited
Bibliography
Index