EliasAlucard
2009-11-06, 09:30
Richard Nelson Frye is a notable Iranologist of Swedish-American descent, whose will is to be buried in Iran when he dies.
American Iranologist Wills wants to be Buried in Isfahan, Iran: http://www.payvand.com/news/05/apr/1127.html
Ahmadinejad allows burial of American professor in Iran: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/13/africa/ME-GEN-Iran-American-Scholar.php
He's also married with an Assyrian woman (from Iran).
http://www.iran-heritage.org/interestgroups/frye-speech.htm
http://www.parstimes.com/events/frye_gallery.html
He's also critical of the modern Persian architecture of Iran:
Richard Nelson Frye, a well-known scholar in central Asian studies and founder of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, launched the conference with a candid rebuke of the architectural development of Tehran. He said its leaders turned their backs on Tehran and looked toward the West—Paris, London and New York—for inspiration. "I think they abandoned Tehran," he said.
"Innovation, yes. But not slavish copying. Forgetting your heritage, forgetting your background is not recommended, to put it mildly," said Frye. Modern buildings in Tehran should maintain a Persian style and sensibility and "not be a copy of the bad architecture that sweeps the world in globalization," he advised.
"I think it's essential that the heritage of a people be preserved. If Wal-Mart came to Isfahan, what would happen to the bazaar?" Frye asked. He urged Iranians to work hard to preserve their identity.Source: http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0408/iran.html
As expected, he's quite popular amongst the Iranian community for his work in the field of Iranology. Has anyone here read Frye (I've only read what he's written on Assyrians) and can recommend some of his studies, books and articles? What's his stance on the history of Iran, Persian empires and their relation to Europe?
American Iranologist Wills wants to be Buried in Isfahan, Iran: http://www.payvand.com/news/05/apr/1127.html
Ahmadinejad allows burial of American professor in Iran: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/13/africa/ME-GEN-Iran-American-Scholar.php
He's also married with an Assyrian woman (from Iran).
http://www.iran-heritage.org/interestgroups/frye-speech.htm
http://www.parstimes.com/events/frye_gallery.html
He's also critical of the modern Persian architecture of Iran:
Richard Nelson Frye, a well-known scholar in central Asian studies and founder of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, launched the conference with a candid rebuke of the architectural development of Tehran. He said its leaders turned their backs on Tehran and looked toward the West—Paris, London and New York—for inspiration. "I think they abandoned Tehran," he said.
"Innovation, yes. But not slavish copying. Forgetting your heritage, forgetting your background is not recommended, to put it mildly," said Frye. Modern buildings in Tehran should maintain a Persian style and sensibility and "not be a copy of the bad architecture that sweeps the world in globalization," he advised.
"I think it's essential that the heritage of a people be preserved. If Wal-Mart came to Isfahan, what would happen to the bazaar?" Frye asked. He urged Iranians to work hard to preserve their identity.Source: http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0408/iran.html
As expected, he's quite popular amongst the Iranian community for his work in the field of Iranology. Has anyone here read Frye (I've only read what he's written on Assyrians) and can recommend some of his studies, books and articles? What's his stance on the history of Iran, Persian empires and their relation to Europe?