Laylī and Majnūn Love, Madness and Mystic Longing in niẓāmī's Epic Romance |
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| Author:
| Seyed-Gohrab, Ali-Asghar |
| Series title: | Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-12942-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2003 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $239.00 |
Book Description:
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This book is the first comprehensive analysis of Nez m s romance Layl and Majn n (1188). It examines key themes such as chastity, constancy and suffering through an analysis of the main characters. Majn n s asceticism, kingship, love-madness, poetic genius, ill-fate, and love-death are treated in separate chapters. The patriarchal society in which Layl lives, her anxieties and dilemmas, incarceration, secret love, imposed marriage and finally her death are discussed in detail. One...
More DescriptionThis book is the first comprehensive analysis of Nez m s romance Layl and Majn n (1188). It examines key themes such as chastity, constancy and suffering through an analysis of the main characters. Majn n s asceticism, kingship, love-madness, poetic genius, ill-fate, and love-death are treated in separate chapters. The patriarchal society in which Layl lives, her anxieties and dilemmas, incarceration, secret love, imposed marriage and finally her death are discussed in detail. One chapter is devoted entirely to the different ways parents raise their children and the consequences. Finally, the book gives an analysis of Nez m s style, the narrative structure of the romance and the symbolism of time and setting.