Persian tales of love and friendship: Attend in person

The “Lit & Phil” organises anannual series of lectures and discussions, for the advancement of education in Literature, Science and Art. These are usually held in theLeicester Museum & Art Gallery, but are likely to be online for this season.  It publishes reports, papers and proceedings and supports the museum.  There are also Natural History and Geology Sections, which organise further events.

Leicester Lit&Phil

Professor Christine van Ruymbeke, Ali Reza and Mohamed Soudavar Professor of Persian Studies, University of Cambridge

Leicester Museum and Art Gallery

This talk examines how medieval Persian authors and their patrons viewed the lure of friendship and the dangers of love. Intriguing, lively and attractive tales spin the magic that clothes grim warnings.

Christine van Ruymbeke is Professor of Persian Literature and Culture at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge (UK). She has earned her PhD at Brussels University and moved to Cambridge after a few years of teaching at her Alma Mater. She is a literary critic of Persian literature, specialising in non-mystical narratives (prose or verse) written in the Persianate world during the long medieval period.

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