A Literary History of Persia Book

Preface; Part I. An Outline of Persian History during the Last Four Centuries: 1. Some general considerations on the Safawi dynasty; 2. The creation of the Safawi power to 930/1524; 3. Culmination and decline of the Safawi power, from Shah Tahmasp (AD 1524–1576) to Shah Husayn (AD 1694–1722); 4. An outline of the history of Persia during the last two centuries (AD 1722–1922); Part II. Persian Verse during the Last Four Centuries: 5. Some general considerations on the later and especially the religious poetry of the Persians; 6. Poets of the classical tradition - pre-Qajar period (AD 1500–1800); 7. Poets of the Qajar period; Part III. Persian prose during the Last Four Centuries: 8. The orthodox Shia Faith and its exponents, the Mujtahids and Mullas; 9. prose writers until AD 1850; 10. The most modern developments (AD 1850 onwards); Index.