This course is for students who passed PRS211H or demonstrate commensurate Persian skills. As a continuation of introductory Persian II, this course continues to develop students’ language …
Introductory Persian II
This course is for students who passed PRS210H or demonstrate commensurate Persian skills. As a continuation of introductory Persian I, this course continues to develop students' language …
Introductory Persian I
This course is for students who have minimal or no prior knowledge of Persian. The course provides students with basic information about the Persian language with the special focus on literacy skills, …
Persian Literature: Ethical, Erotic, and Mystical
The companion course to NML467H1 (Persian Literature: The Epic Tradition). Selected representative readings from the ethical works of Sa‘di (Bustan and Gulistan); the mystical parable Mantiq al-tayr …
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Persian Literature: The Epic Tradition
Selected representative readings from the iconic masterpieces of classical heroic and romantic epic poetry, including the Persian national epic, Shahnameh, or Book of Kings; the magisterial ode of …
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Theory and Practice of Translation from and into Persian
An introduction to theories and techniques involved in English/Persian translation, focusing on translation practice and theoretical discussions on linguistic, cognitive, socio-political, and cultural …
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