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Book SynopsisJames White is the Oschinsky Research Fellow in medieval manuscripts at Girton College, Cambridge, and the Cambridge University Library. He was previously Departmental Lecturer of Persian Literature at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Oxford University.
Trade ReviewThis is a groundbreaking study of the circulation of Arabic and Persian poetry and poets in the Western Indian Ocean world, meticulously researched, drawing on a wealth of unpublished manuscript material. -- Andrew Peacock, Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic History * University of St Andrews, UK *
A landmark contribution in the field of Persianate studies, James White's erudite study introduces readers to a vibrant multilingual republic of letters in the littoral communities of the Arabian Sea in the early modern period. We gain expert insight into the workings of a transnational network of men of letters, some familiar names from published scholarship, others freshly resurrected from the archives, as they travelled and interacted with other poets, and read, composed, and anthologized poetry. The interspersed elegant translations and close readings of poems showcase an astounding breadth of scholarship. * Professor Sunil Sharma, Boston University, USA *
Table of ContentsPart I: Distant Readings in Seventeenth-Century Migration Introduction: Connected Literary History Chapter 1: Society in Motion Part II: Close Readings of Literary Networks Chapter 2: Hyderabad: Ibn Ma'sum Chapter 3: San'a': al-Sarim al-Hindi Chapter 4: Mashhad: al-Hurr al-'Amili Chapter 5: Hyderabad: Faraj Allah al-Shushtari and Salik Yazdi Chapter 6: Kabul and North India: Sa'ib, Ilahi, Ahsan and Ashna Chapter 7: Isfahan: Salim, Darvish Yusuf, and Akbar Conclusions Manuscript Sources: Sigla, Bibliographical References, and Descriptions Notes Bibliography of Print Works Index
