{"product_id":"rare-1981-soviet-book-persian-chrestomathy-vol-1-d-kobidze-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Rare 1981 Soviet Book: Persian Chrestomathy (Vol 1) – D. Kobidze | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003e Rare 1981 Soviet Iranological Anthology: \"Persian Chrestomathy\" (Vol. 1) by David Kobidze\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Iranologists, scholars of Persian classical literature, and collectors of Soviet academic Orientalia, this \u003cb\u003e1981 original Soviet hardcover chrestomathy\u003c\/b\u003e is a classic volume. Published in Tbilisi by \u003cb\u003eTbilisi State University Press\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eთბილისის უნივერსიტეტის გამომცემლობა \/ Издательство Тбилисского Университета\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePersian Chrestomathy: Volume I\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eსპარსული ქრესტომათია: I \/ Персидская хрестоматия: I \/ منتخبات فارسی\u003c\/i\u003e) was compiled by pioneering Georgian Iranologist \u003cb\u003eDavid Ivanovich Kobidze\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in a limited academic print run of only \u003cb\u003e2,000 copies\u003c\/b\u003e, this 550+ page volume provides complete critical editions of classical Persian poetry printed in original Arabic\/Farsi typography with Georgian and Russian scholarly introductions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Ferdowsi's Shahnameh to Classical Ghazals \u0026amp; Sufi Epics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by leading Orientalists Al. Gvakhariya and J. Giunashvili, this volume compiles foundational masterpieces of Persian literature:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Epic Heritage:\u003c\/b\u003e Complete poetic cantos from \u003cb\u003eFerdowsi's \u003ci\u003eShahnameh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eشاهنامه\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Book of Kings), featuring the Zahhak narrative, alongside Samanid fragments by \u003cb\u003eDaqiqi\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eدقیقی\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCourt Lyrics \u0026amp; Ghazals:\u003c\/b\u003e Selections from \u003cb\u003eOnsori Balkhi\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eعنصری\u003c\/i\u003e, including \u003ci\u003eVamiq and 'Azra\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003eManuchehri\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMas'ud Sa'd Salman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSanai\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eAnvari\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLate Classical \u0026amp; Romantic Masnavis:\u003c\/b\u003e Works by \u003cb\u003eSalman Savaji\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKamal Khujandi\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eMaktabi Shirazi's\u003c\/b\u003e 1490 poem \u003ci\u003eLayla and Majnun\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eلیلی و مجنون\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScholarly Apparatus:\u003c\/b\u003e Detailed biographical profiles, literary historical essays, poetic rhyme schemes, and comparative bibliographical citations referencing international Iranologists (Jan Rypka, Jiří Bečka, and V. Kotetishvili).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e სპარსული ქრესტომათია: I \/ Персидская хрестоматия: I \/ منتخبات فارسی (\u003ci\u003ePersian Chrestomathy: Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor \/ Compiler:\u003c\/b\u003e Professor David Ivanovich Kobidze (\u003ci\u003eდავით კობიძე \/ Д. И. Кобидзе\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditors:\u003c\/b\u003e Al. Gvakhariya (\u003ci\u003eალ. გვახარია\u003c\/i\u003e) \u0026amp; J. Giunashvili (\u003ci\u003eჯ. გიუნაშვილი\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tbilisi State University Press (\u003ci\u003eთბილისი\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1981 (2nd Revised Edition, Tbilisi, Georgian SSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e Persian (poetic texts), Georgian, and Russian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's textured hardcover, bilingual calligraphic printing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrint Run \/ Circulation:\u003c\/b\u003e 2,000 copies (\u003ci\u003eТираж 2000\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 550+ pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Iranology \u0026amp; Persian Literature \/ Soviet Orientalist Studies \/ University Anthologies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e Original hardcover boards are clean, flat, and rigid. 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