Tārīkh-i Adabīyāt-i Īrān Pīsh az Islām: Persian 1403

"The History of Iranian Literature before Islam" is a work written by Dr. Ahmad Tafzali, published by his regular colleague, Dr. Jaleh Amoozgar, and filled one of the basic gaps in the sources of the Persian language. By studying this work along with other related sources, researchers can follow the progress of Iranian literature from the beginning to the end of the Safavid period in full detail. There is no comprehensive compilation in European languages ​​for pre-Islamic Iranian literature, and this book is the first comprehensive and progressive work on all cultural aspects of Iranian history. After a short introduction, the comprehensive book "History of Iranian Literature Before Islam" written by Dr. "Ahmed Tafzali" begins with ancient Persian inscriptions, then Avestan literature, some Parthian inscriptions, and finally Middle Persian writings and Pahlavi works. Zoroastrian pays. In a separate chapter, he collected Manichaean poetry and prose from Parthian, Middle Persian, and Sogdian languages. The main strength of the book is in the chapters related to Middle Persian and Pahlavi Zoroastrian works, which was the main area of ​​expertise of Dr. "Ahmed Tafzali". He categorized various Pahlavi texts according to genre or subject and the book includes inscriptions and works written on parchment and papyrus, as well as what was engraved on tombstones, seals, metals, and coins. Dr. Tafzali often includes a list of the contents of each book or article or a summary of them, and sometimes gives examples of them, which make "History of Iranian Literature before Islam" a valuable and educational work. The description of the works of Pahlavi and other Middle Iranian languages ​​in this book is the most comprehensive summary of these works in one volume and includes all recent findings in this field.