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Modern Persian: A Course-Book
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 52.95Modern Persian begins with the teaching of the Persian alphabet. It aims to provide the student with the necessary skills for social interaction, as well as a basis for the study of modern literature. The course consists of seventeen units and favours teaching by communicative and contextual learning. Most units begin with a reading exercise used... more...
Modern Persian Literature in Afghanistan
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 148.00With the unleashing of the "War on Terror" in the aftermath of 9/11, Afghanistan has become prominent in the news. However, we need to appreciate that no substantive understanding of contemporary history, politics and society of this country can be achieved without a thorough analysis of the Afghan encounter with cultural and literary modernity and... more...
Fifty Poems of Hafiz
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95Translation of a selection of poems from one of the world's greatest lyric poets. First published 1947. more...
Fifty Poems of Attar
re.press 2007; US$ 20.00The 13th century Sufi poet Farid al-Din Attar is renowned as an author of short lyrics written in the Persian language. Dealing with themes of love, passion and mysticism, this book presents the English versions of Attar's poetry. It also offers an analysis of Attar's poetic language and thought. more...
Early Persian Lexicography
BRILL 2007; US$ 136.00This is the only study in a Western European language of an important part of the intellectual and cultural history of the Persianate world in its formative phase. Persian dictionaries (farhangs) of the Islamic era, compiled principally in India, represent a unique linguistic undertaking that has no counterpart in pre-modern Europe. more...
A Beginners' Guide to Tajiki
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 64.95This is a conversational approach to the teaching and learning of the Tajiki language. It uses authentic language material to help learners as they proceed through its topic-based lessons. Its emphasis on the spoken language promotes oral fluency alongside written skills. Both lessons and appendices present new vocabulary and grammar simply and recycle... more...
The Soul of Rumi
HarperCollins 2010; US$ 14.99The Soul of Rumi is renowned poet Coleman Barks' first major assemblage of newly translated Rumi poems since his bestselling The Essential Rumi . Coleman Barks presents entirely new translations of Rumi's poems, published for the first time in The Soul of Rumi. The poems range over the breadth of Rumi's themes: silence, emptiness, play, God, peace,... more...
The Soul of Rumi
HarperCollins 2010; Not AvailableThe Soul of Rumi is renowned poet Coleman Barks' first major assemblage of newly translated Rumi poems since his bestselling The Essential Rumi . Coleman Barks presents entirely new translations of Rumi's poems, published for the first time in The Soul of Rumi. The poems range over the breadth of Rumi's themes: silence, emptiness, play, God, peace,... more...
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Edward FitzGerald
Infobase Publishing 2003; US$ 54.00- Presents the most important 20th century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature. - The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism. - Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index. - Introductory essay by Harold Bloom more...
Media Persian
Edinburgh University Press 2011; US$ 50.00Media Persian gives learners the relevant contemporary expressions, jargon and new coinages to express modern concepts across broad areas of interest such as the media, the internet, law and business. more...









