Nizamis Schatzkammer der Geheimnisse: Eine Untersuchung zu Mahzan ul-asrar

English summary: This study of Nizami's (d. 1209) Makhzan ul-asrar ("Treasure of mysteries") deals with problems of the work's history and reception, and analyses the formal setting of the poem as well as its stylistic elements, in particular its rich and difficult imagery. The examination further concentrates on the alternately reflective, homiletic, and narrative textual structure of Makhzan ul-asrar, on Nizami's virtuoso technique of forming chains of associations, and on the didactic main…