A Journal of Three Months' Walk in Persia in 1884 by Captain John Compton Pyne: Iranian Studies Series
Autor John Compton Pyne Editat de Russell Harris, Marjan Afsharianen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 apr 2017
In 1884, John Compton Pyne, a British soldier, having finished his tour of duty in India, decided to make a detour on his trip home in order to spend three months crossing Persia, unaccompanied except by the local muleteers. Among his accouterments he packed a small leather-bound sketchbook in which he not only wrote a journal but also added beautiful and charming watercolor illustrations. This edition reprints his adventurous journal alongside an introduction that contextualizes this trip against the background of the Persian influence in British culture, and sets this influence as a driving force behind Pyne’s travels.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9789087282622
ISBN-10: 9087282621
Pagini: 324
Ilustrații: 280 color plates, 20 half tones, 5 line drawings, 5 maps
Dimensiuni: 229 x 152 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Editura: Leiden University Press
Colecția Leiden University Press
Seria Iranian Studies Series
ISBN-10: 9087282621
Pagini: 324
Ilustrații: 280 color plates, 20 half tones, 5 line drawings, 5 maps
Dimensiuni: 229 x 152 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Editura: Leiden University Press
Colecția Leiden University Press
Seria Iranian Studies Series
Notă biografică
Marjan Afsharian works for the Encyclopaedia Islamica project at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. Russell Harris is an established translator of literary works from French and Arabic.
Cuprins
Table of Figures
John Compton Pyne (1857-1893), 2nd Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, by Jeremy Archer
Acknowledgements
Introduction, by Russell Harris and Marjan Afsharian
Background to the Journal
Cultural Background
Romantic attraction of Persia and the call of Lalla Rookh
Persia in music and applied arts
The telegraph
Persia in Europe
Tourism and adventure in the Orient
The state of Persia
Conclusion
The Journal
Epilogue, by Jeremy Archer
Bibliography
Index
John Compton Pyne (1857-1893), 2nd Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, by Jeremy Archer
Acknowledgements
Introduction, by Russell Harris and Marjan Afsharian
Background to the Journal
Cultural Background
Romantic attraction of Persia and the call of Lalla Rookh
Persia in music and applied arts
The telegraph
Persia in Europe
Tourism and adventure in the Orient
The state of Persia
Conclusion
The Journal
Epilogue, by Jeremy Archer
Bibliography
Index