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In this 1976 volume, L.P. Elwall-Sutton provides a complete introduction to and survey of the metres used in Persian classical poetry, which extends from the 9th century AD onwards. He shows that, rather than being copied from Arabic, as traditional metrical classifications suggest, Persian metres are original.Elwell-Sutton, Lawrence P. is the author of 'The Persian Metres', published 1976 under ISBN 9780521210898 and ISBN 0521210895.
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