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Visions of Persia : Mapping the Travels of Adam Olearius (Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature)
Visions of Persia Mapping the Travels of Adam Olearius - Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature
Author: Elio Brancaforte
This work examines the travel account of a German baroque author who journeyed in search of silk from Northern Germany, through Muscovy, to the court of Shah Safi in Isfahan. Adam Olearius introduced Persian literature, history, and arts to the German-speaking public; his frank appraisal of Persian customs foreshadows the enlightened spirit of ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674012547
ISBN-10: 0674012542
Publication Date: 1/15/2004
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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