Pearls of Meanings: Studies on Persian Art, Poetry, Sufism and History of Iranian Studies in Europe
by J. T. P. De Bruijn edited by Asghar Seyed Gohrab
Leiden University Press, 2020 Paper: 978-90-8728-348-3
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK Pearls of Meanings offers a collection of essays by J. T. P. (Hans) de Bruijn, a pivotal and leading scholar of Persian studies. The volume covers a number of essential domains of Persian culture, with a particular emphasis on poetry and Sufism. Poetry and the reception of Persian literature in Europe both play pivotal roles in these essays, thereby representing the studies of a generation of Persian cultural scholars such as A. Reland (1676–1718), C. H. Ethé (1844–1917), J. F. von Hammer-Purgstall (1774–1856), and E. G. Browne (1862–1926). Pearls of Meanings is an essential cornerstone for scholars working in Persian studies.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY J.T.P. de Bruijn is professor emeritus at Leiden University.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents Acknowledgements
“A Noose of Light”
A Brief Biography of J.T.P. de Bruijn
by Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab
Persian Art and Material Culture
A Religious Subject on a Persian Qalamkar
Persian Literature
Poets and minstrels in early Persian literature
The Transmission of Early Persian Ghazals (with special reference to the Divan of Sana’i)
The Individuality of the Persian Metre Khafif
The Stories of Sana’i’s Fakhri-nama
The Name of the Poet in Classical Persian Poetry
Chains of Gold: Jami’s Defence of Poetry
Anvari and the Ghazal: an Exploration
Some Strip of Herbage: Gardens in Persian Poetry
Spring versus Autumn: A dispute in the Meadows of Thoughts
Islamic Mysticism (?ufism)
The Religious Use of Persian Poetry
Sana’i and the Rise of Persian Mystical Poetry
The Qalandariyyat in Persian Mystical Poetry
The Preaching Poet: Three Homiletic Poems by Farid al-Din ?A??ar
Of Poetry and Power: Sana’i and Sultan of Ghazna
History of Persian Studies in Europe
Iranian Studies in the Netherlands
The Persian Studies of Adriaan Reland (1676-1718)
Between Hammer and Browne: Hermann Ethé as a Historian of Persian Literature
J.T.P. de Bruijn’s Poetry in Dutch, English, and Persian
The Poetic Persona
Inspiration
Waiting
Rhyme
New Year’s Eve
The Old River
Urbs Antiqua Ruit
Walk
In Konya with Rumi
In Istanbul with Süleyman
In Ankara with Atatürk
Persian Sixtets
• Ferdowsi
• Saadi
• Hafez
• Omar Redivivus
Quatrains for Today
Holland Haikus
Winter Birds
Spring Birds
Summer Birds
Autumn Birds
Autumn Pond
Weather Forecasts
Moods
Late Vintage I
Late Vintage II
Haikus 2014
Guestbook
Pearls of Meanings: Studies on Persian Art, Poetry, Sufism and History of Iranian Studies in Europe
by J. T. P. De Bruijn edited by Asghar Seyed Gohrab
Leiden University Press, 2020 Paper: 978-90-8728-348-3
Pearls of Meanings offers a collection of essays by J. T. P. (Hans) de Bruijn, a pivotal and leading scholar of Persian studies. The volume covers a number of essential domains of Persian culture, with a particular emphasis on poetry and Sufism. Poetry and the reception of Persian literature in Europe both play pivotal roles in these essays, thereby representing the studies of a generation of Persian cultural scholars such as A. Reland (1676–1718), C. H. Ethé (1844–1917), J. F. von Hammer-Purgstall (1774–1856), and E. G. Browne (1862–1926). Pearls of Meanings is an essential cornerstone for scholars working in Persian studies.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY J.T.P. de Bruijn is professor emeritus at Leiden University.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents Acknowledgements
“A Noose of Light”
A Brief Biography of J.T.P. de Bruijn
by Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab
Persian Art and Material Culture
A Religious Subject on a Persian Qalamkar
Persian Literature
Poets and minstrels in early Persian literature
The Transmission of Early Persian Ghazals (with special reference to the Divan of Sana’i)
The Individuality of the Persian Metre Khafif
The Stories of Sana’i’s Fakhri-nama
The Name of the Poet in Classical Persian Poetry
Chains of Gold: Jami’s Defence of Poetry
Anvari and the Ghazal: an Exploration
Some Strip of Herbage: Gardens in Persian Poetry
Spring versus Autumn: A dispute in the Meadows of Thoughts
Islamic Mysticism (?ufism)
The Religious Use of Persian Poetry
Sana’i and the Rise of Persian Mystical Poetry
The Qalandariyyat in Persian Mystical Poetry
The Preaching Poet: Three Homiletic Poems by Farid al-Din ?A??ar
Of Poetry and Power: Sana’i and Sultan of Ghazna
History of Persian Studies in Europe
Iranian Studies in the Netherlands
The Persian Studies of Adriaan Reland (1676-1718)
Between Hammer and Browne: Hermann Ethé as a Historian of Persian Literature
J.T.P. de Bruijn’s Poetry in Dutch, English, and Persian
The Poetic Persona
Inspiration
Waiting
Rhyme
New Year’s Eve
The Old River
Urbs Antiqua Ruit
Walk
In Konya with Rumi
In Istanbul with Süleyman
In Ankara with Atatürk
Persian Sixtets
• Ferdowsi
• Saadi
• Hafez
• Omar Redivivus
Quatrains for Today
Holland Haikus
Winter Birds
Spring Birds
Summer Birds
Autumn Birds
Autumn Pond
Weather Forecasts
Moods
Late Vintage I
Late Vintage II
Haikus 2014
Guestbook