A Literary History of Persia (Paperback)

1. Retrospective and introductory; 2. The Ghaznawi period, until the death of Sultan Mahmud; 3. The Early Seljuq period, from the rise of Tughril Beg till the death of Malikshah, including the origin of the order of the Assassins; 4. The literature of the early Seljuq period: the Nidhamu'l-Mulk and his contemporaries; 5. The period of Sanjar and his brothers; 6. The four great poets of the late twelfth century, Anwari, Khaqani, Nidhami of Ganja and Dhahir of Faryab; 7. The empire of Khwarazm and the Mongol invasion, until the fall of Baghdad and the extinction of the caliphate; 8. Writers of the earlier Mongol period; 9. Faridu'd-Din Attar, Jalalud-Din Rumi, and Sadi, and some lesser poets of this period; Index.