#  PERSIAN 131R: Classical Persian Bridge (Boylston) 

 





 Semester:   Spring 

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 Year offered:  2025 

 

 

 

Students learn the details of Classical Persian grammar, lexicography, and prosody, and work with modern Persian academic commentaries on classical works. Students gain the reading fluency necessary for research in Classical Persian prose, and a foundational understanding of the major poetic forms, while also being working with manuscripts and learning how to read nastaliq script. Classical Persian grammar and translation are taught in English, there is also a conversation section in which students refine their skills in discussing classical Persian texts in Modern Persian.