Literature in Persian and Other Indo-Iranian Languages

There is a rich literary heritage in Persian from the sixteenth century.  Of the prose works, history and biography is the most notable from this period, whilst poetry was also extremely important. There was a literary culture in Pashto too, as well as in the Indic languages of Pakistan and north-western India; namely, Kashmiri, Panjabi, Sindhi and Hindustani.  

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  • Auteur(s):
    K. Aini, R. Farhadi and Irfan Habib
    Thèmes:
    Ère:
    16th century AD
    Langue de l'article:
    English
    Source:

    History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume V

    Format:
    PDF
    Pays:
    India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan

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