The Romance Tradition in Urdu: Adventures from the Dastan of Amir Hamzah

Author/Contributor(s):	Pritchett, Frances
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Date:	05/27/1991
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

Like King Arthur in Europe, the Persian hero Amir Hamzah has fought and connived his way through eight centuries of adventure throughout the Islamic world. Here is a new translation of a version of his tale, told in Urdu in India, and set down and first published in 1871. Includes a glossary with pronunciation. No index. Annotation copyright Book N