Rambling Raconteur | Vis and Ramin by Fakhraddin Gorgani 🇮🇷 (11th century Persian Romance) ❤️ @ramblingraconteur1616 | Uploaded July 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
A discussion with multiple readings from Gorgani’s masterpiece, translated by Dick Davis.

0:00 3 Reasons to Read Vis
2:23 Sample Reading
4:09 First Half Summary to Ramin meeting Vis
10:59 Second Half Summary
21:30 Gorgani’s metaphors at war
22:58 Context in Persian Classics
25:07 Source for Tristan Romance


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