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The Readerly Edition: Introduction
The Manuscript
Who Was John Leyden?
Interactive Map of the Tales
Leyden's Travels
A Cultural Background from Past to Present Persia
The Verse in Tales of the Peries
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Various versions of Shah-Namah pages reprinted from Godrej and Mistree. “Zoroastrian Tapestry: Art, Religion and Culture.” Mapin (2002): p. 39-40, 108, 109, 110
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The Readerly Edition: Introduction
Pages 1-45
Pages 46-90
Pages 91-134
Pages 135-171
Who was John Leyden?
Leyden and Language
Leyden's Political Connections
The EIC and Lord Minto's Foreign Policy
Lord Minto's perspective on Leyden
Sir John Malcolm's perspective on Leyden
Stamford Raffles' perspective on Leyden
Leyden's Travels
Leyden Bibliography
Reith's bibliographic essay on Leydenalia
A Cultural Background from Past to Present Persia
Ancient Persian Ruling System
Animals in Ancient Persian Culture
Cultural Practices in Ancient Persia
Historical and Cultural Accuracy and its effect on the Tales of the Peries
Nomenclature of the Peries Tale
Peries
Zoroastrianism and Peries
The Afterlife of the Peries in Western Culture
Interactive Map
Melech Mohammed Map
Roshen Zemir Map
Diu Foz Map
Criticism of the Verse in The Peries
Poetic Technique and Form
The Figure of "The Poet"
Literary Influences: Romanticism and Urdu
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