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title: 'The Gulistan of Sadi'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Joseph Addison Alexander, D.D.'
date: 1830-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Literature'
- 'Language'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/alexander-1830-the-gulistan-of-sadi
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# The Gulistan of Sadi

Review of the Gulistan of Sadi (1828) criticizing superficial Western Orientalism, praising the popularizing work of Sir William Jones while noting his philological and grammatical shortcomings.

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