Counsel for Kings: Wisdom and Politics in Tenth-Century Iran: Volumes I & II by L. Marlow

Counsel for Kings: Wisdom and Politics in Tenth-Century Iran: Volumes I & II

Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature

L. Marlow

392 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction classics history literary philosophy religion challenging reflective medium-paced
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Mirrors for princes form a substantial and important genre in many pre-modern literatures. Their ostensible purpose is to advise the king; at the same time they assert that the king, if he is truly virtuous, will appreciate being reminded of the c...

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