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Iranica Varia
(Peeters 1990)
Diaries Ehsan Yarshater
"Diaries" contains a series of notes written over a period of 26 years (1986-2012, for the Journals of "Irannameh" and "Iranshenasi", by Dr. Ehsan Yarshater- the most prominent scholar in Iranian Studies of our time. Yarshater's notes narrate his observation and evaluation in various thematic areas, all in connection with studies related to Iran from historical and political perspectives, and comprehensive knowledge of Persian language, literature, and culture in different historical periods.
Persian Literature
In this unique survey, twenty-one scholars examine Persian imaginative literature, bringing out its historical development through discussions of genres and styles. Ehsan Yarshater's introductory essay places the various phases of Iran's literatures in perspective. It also expands on some areas of interest touched upon in the ensuing chapters, notably Old and Middle Persian literature. In a second essay, Yarshater explains the progression of the classical tradition from a robust youth to an effete old age, before moving on to a new beginning. Significant writers are highlighted in separate chapters. The book's sections include: introductory survey, pre-Islamic literatures, the classical period, contemporary literature of Iran, Persian literature outside Iran, and the translation of Persian literature.
The Persian Presence in the Islamic World
The thirteenth volume based on the Giorgio Levi Della Vida conference reassesses the role of the Iranian peoples in the development and consolidation of Islamic civilization. In his key essay, Ehsan Yarshater casts fresh light on that role challenging the view that, after reaching a climax in Baghdad in the ninth century, Islamic culture entered a period of decline. In fact, he maintains, a new and remarkably creative phase began in Khurasan and Transoxania, symbolized by the adoption of Persian as a medium of literary expression. By the mid-sixteenth century, Persian literary and intellectual paradigms had spread from Anatolia to India, encompassing the greater part of the Islamic world. Yarshater also challenges traditional assumptions about the 'Islamization of Persia'. In the essays which follow, six distinguished scholars consider the historical, cultural, and religious aspects of the Persian presence in the Islamic world.
The Cambridge History of Iran
Volume 3 covers the period from the death of Alexander to the advent of Islam.
