This week, I’m going to tweet about my research for a change, on Kharīdat al-Qaṣr (1173) by ʿImād al-Dīn al-Iṣfahānī, a 10-volume poetry anthology. You might know ʿImād al-Dīn as one of Saladin’s right-hand henchmen. Alexander Siddig plays him in Kingdom of Heaven. 🧵1/3
I’m going to focus on the Persia section, and illustrate it with Bodleian MS Marsh 597. From Isfahan (duh), ʿImād al-Dīn knew central, W and SW Persia well, and the otherwise unknown poets from there shed a little light on small-town life in the twelfth century. 🧵2/3
If you get interested, I have articles on the Yemen, Sicily, and Maghrib sections of the Kharīda on nyuad.academia.edu and I’m giving a Zoom talk in Abu Dhabi Tuesday, 5:00 GST (by invitation, DM me).
*Sorry it's Wednesday! I just got used to working Sunday-Thursday when they changed it to Monday-Friday.
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