A discussion of the role of literature in Iranian culture should begin with Several caveats. First of all, the discussion in this chapter is limited to Persian Literature. There are, of course, other languages in Iran that have a literary tradition, but it is not possible to try to deal with them here. This is […]
Flanking the desert basin are two equally imposing mountain chains, the Alborz and the Zagros. The Alborz chain forms a relatively compact crescent across the north of the country approximately 300 miles in length and an average of 60 miles in width. It is dominated by the majestic snow-covered volcanic peak of Mount Damâvand, the […]
The preceding summary refl ects the way pre-Islamic Iranian history has been understood by modern and non-Iranian historians. In Iran itself after the Sasanid period, historical memory of the Achaemenids was almost totally lost, that of the Parthians largely forgotten, and only that of the Sasanids preserved in recognizable form until fairly recently. Instead, most […]
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