Persisches Lesebuch. Fārsī, Darī, Toǰikī. Originaltexte aus zehn Jahrhunderten mit Kommentar und Glossar

The Persian Reader documents the development of the Modern Persian written language, based on a representative selection of original texts ranging from poetry and the literary prose of Ferdawsi (10/11th century) to modern literature, in its entire historical and geographical extension. Every text is accompanied by a portrait of the author, and numerous footnotes provide explanations of special linguistic features. A comprehensive glossary comprises the vocabulary and a concise grammar explains the historical and dialectal particularities, all with detailed bibliographical notes.