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A Literary History of Persia (Classics of Persian Literature, 4)A Literary History of Persia (Classics of Persian Literature, 4) by Edward Granville Browne
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The finest history of Persian literature in English.
A Literary History of the ArabsA Literary History of the Arabs by Reynold A. Nicholson
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A useful survey.
Making the Great Book of Songs: Compilation and the Author's Craft in Abu l-Faraj al-Isbahani's "Kitab al-aghani" (Studies in Arabic & Middle Eastern Literatures)Making the Great Book of Songs: Compilation and the Author's Craft in Abu l-Faraj al-Isbahani's "Kitab al-aghani" (Studies in Arabic & Middle Eastern Literatures) by Hilary Kilpatrick
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An academic study of the work described by Ibn Khaldun as comprising "all that the [Arabs] had achieved in the past of excellence in every kind of poetry, history, music, et cetera."
Fifty Poems of HafizFifty Poems of Hafiz by A.J Arberry
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Selected Poems from Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi (Classics of Persian Literature)Selected Poems from Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi (Classics of Persian Literature)
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Islamic Poetry (Cambridge University Press library editions)Islamic Poetry (Cambridge University Press library editions) by Nicholson
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This excellent book is on the poetry of al-Ma'arri. Contains an introductory essay, translations of selected poems, commentary, and the Arabic originals.
The Ordinances of Government: Al-Ahkam As-Sultaniyyah W'at Wilayat Al Dinniyya (Great Books of Islamic Civilization)The Ordinances of Government: Al-Ahkam As-Sultaniyyah W'at Wilayat Al Dinniyya (Great Books of Islamic Civilization) by Al-Mawardi
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The Poems of Al-MutanabbiThe Poems of Al-Mutanabbi by al-Mutanabbi
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These faithful, scholarly translations, complete with facing Arabic texts, are an excellent aide for students of al-Mutanabbi. I also recommend Arberry's 'Arabic Poetry: A Primer for Students'.
A Millennium of Classical Persian Poetry: A Guide to the Reading and Understanding of Persian Poetry from the Tenth to the Twentieth CenturyA Millennium of Classical Persian Poetry: A Guide to the Reading and Understanding of Persian Poetry from the Tenth to the Twentieth Century by Wheeler M. Thackston
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An anthology of Persian poetry - in Persian. Contains brief notes on the authors.
The Hafez Poems of Gertrude Bell: With the Original Persian on the Facing Page (Classics of Persian Literature)The Hafez Poems of Gertrude Bell: With the Original Persian on the Facing Page (Classics of Persian Literature) by Shirazi Hafiz
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The Wine Song in Classical Arabic Poetry: Abú Nuwás and the Literary Tradition: Abu Nuwas and the Literary Tradition (Oxford Oriental Monographs)The Wine Song in Classical Arabic Poetry: Abú Nuwás and the Literary Tradition: Abu Nuwas and the Literary Tradition (Oxford Oriental Monographs) by Philip F. Kennedy
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The Assemblies of Al-Hariri V2: Containing the Last Twenty-Four AssembliesThe Assemblies of Al-Hariri V2: Containing the Last Twenty-Four Assemblies by F. Steingass
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Alberuni's IndiaAlberuni's India by Al-Biruni
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Travels in Asia and Africa, 1325-1354Travels in Asia and Africa, 1325-1354 by Ibn Battutah
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The Incoherence of the Philosophers (Islamic translation)The Incoherence of the Philosophers (Islamic translation) by AlGhazali
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Averroes? Tahafut Al-Tahafut (The Incoherence of the Incoherence). 2 volumes.Averroes? Tahafut Al-Tahafut (The Incoherence of the Incoherence). 2 volumes. by ed. Averroes. Simon Van der Bergh
The Canon of MedicineThe Canon of Medicine by Avicenna
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History of Al-Tabari: v.1: Vol 1 (SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies)History of Al-Tabari: v.1: Vol 1 (SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies) by Abu Ja'far Muhammad Bin Jarir Al-Tabari
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This is the first volume of a 29-vol. collaborative translation of at-Tabari's monumental Tarikhu r-Rusul wa l-Muluk.
Tales from the Gulistan: The Rose Garden of Sheik Sa'di of ShirazTales from the Gulistan: The Rose Garden of Sheik Sa'di of Shiraz by Sheikh Muslih-uddin Sa'di Shirazi
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The most famous, and arguably the finest, of all Persian prose works, as translated by the famous (and infanous) 19th-century English adventurer, orientalist, soldier, poet, linguist and pornographer.
The Muqaddimah. (An introduction to history.) Translated ... by Franz Rosenthal. Abridged and edited by N. J. DawoodThe Muqaddimah. (An introduction to history.) Translated ... by Franz Rosenthal. Abridged and edited by N. J. Dawood by N. J Dawood
The Ring of the DoveThe Ring of the Dove by Ibn Hazm
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Kalila Wa Dimna: Fables from a Fourteenth Century Arabic ManuscriptKalila Wa Dimna: Fables from a Fourteenth Century Arabic Manuscript by Esin Atil
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The "Spiritual physick" of Rhazes (Wisdom of the East series)The "Spiritual physick" of Rhazes (Wisdom of the East series) by Al- Razi
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Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings (Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions)Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings (Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions) by Abolqasem Ferdowsi
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The Book of Government or Rules for Kings: The Siyar al Muluk or Siyasat-nama of Nizam al-MulkThe Book of Government or Rules for Kings: The Siyar al Muluk or Siyasat-nama of Nizam al-Mulk by Hubert Darke
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