{"product_id":"courtly-riddles","title":"Courtly Riddles","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first study of Persian literary riddles to appear in English, analyzing a wide range of complex riddling poems systematically from the tenth to the twelfth century. In addition to the genre of riddles, the book examines the relationship between metaphors and riddles and the genre of literary description. \t\u003cbr\u003e \tLiterary riddles occur in the early specimens of Persian literature from the tenth century and they continue to be used in modern Iranian society. \t\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cbr\u003e \tWhat is it that it has neither trousers nor shirt? \t\u003cbr\u003e \t[Yet] you can place on her lap whatever you wish \t\u003cbr\u003e \tAlthough she has no tongue, she speaks the truth, \t\u003cbr\u003e \tWith a dragon, a scorpion upon her neck. \t\u003cbr\u003e \ta scale (quppân)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leiden University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54249039069528,"sku":"9789087280871","price":44.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9789087280871_9b9f28a3-d04d-4b5a-8260-93c10ee560da.jpg?v=1781075735","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/courtly-riddles","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}