Sunil Sharma

Professor of Persianate and Comparative Literature Convener of Persian and Hindi-Urdu

  • Title Professor of Persianate and Comparative Literature
    Convener of Persian and Hindi-Urdu
  • Office STH 639
  • Phone 617-358-6253
  • Education BA New York University, PhD University of Chicago

Professor Sunil Sharma’s areas of expertise are classical Persian and Urdu literatures.

Sharma is on the editorial board of:

Iranian Studies Series (Leiden University Press)
Murty Classical Library of India (Harvard University Press)
Studies in Persian Cultural History (Brill)
Journal of Persianate Studies

Courses:
Persian Epic and Romance (CAS LZ380)
Rumi and Persian Sufi Poetry (CAS LZ381)
Introduction to Comparative Literature: Middle East (CAS XL223)
Introduction to Comparative Literature: South Asia (CAS XL225)
Love in Indian Literature and Film (CAS XL381)
Travel Writing and the Muslim World (CAS XL470)

Sunil Sharma’s Publications

Indo-Persian Literature

Sunil Sharma’s webpage

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