Theodore is a Persian and Arabic philologist who wrote his dissertation at the University of Chicago on the development of Persian literary anthologies in the late Timurid and early Safavid-Mughal periods. As part of the AnonymClassic team, Theodore will focus on the transmission, translation, and continual reworking of material connected to Kalīla wa-Dimna, with particular regard to the interplay between the Arabic and Persian traditions.
Theodore Beers joins our team!
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