Author: Aleksander Borejko ChodźkoPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Specimens of the Popular Poetry of Persia, as Found in the Adventures and Improvisiations of Kurroglou, the Banditministrel of Northen Persia and in the Songs of the People Inhabiting the Schores of the Caspian Sea
Author: Aleksander Borejko ChodźkoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Specimens of the Popular Poetry of Persia
Author: Specimens of the Popular Poetry of Persia as Found in the Adventures and Improvisations of Kurroglou the Bandit Minstrel of Northern Persia, and the Songs of the People Inhabiting the Shores of the Caspian Sea
Author: Specimens of the Popular Poetry of Persia
Author: Chodzko AlexanderPublisher:
ISBN: 9780259668817
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Specimens of the Popular Poetry of Persia as Found in the Adventures and Improvisations of Kurroglou, and in the Songs of the People Inhabiting the Shores of the Caspian See
Author: Aleksander ChodzkoKhosrow and Shirin
Author: Nezami GanjaviPublisher: Mage Publishers
ISBN: 1949445747
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
Khosrow and Shirin is a love story by Nezami Ganjavi--considered the greatest medieval Persian romance poet--based on historical characters of the seventh-century Iranian court. Written 850 years ago, the narrative poem is presented here for the first time in a stunning modern-verse English translation by Dick Davis, the pre-eminent translator of Persian poetry. The love between an Iranian prince (Khosrow) and an Armenian princess (Shirin) is at the center of this tumultuous tale in which the exigencies of politics and warfare intertwine with no less powerful forces of erotic desire and the quest for personal and spiritual fulfilment. Nezami vividly dramatizes the clash between heroism and sensuality as they are pitted against the desire for the amenities of order and humane civilization. These marvelously presented discordant themes result in a complex love story based on conflicting concepts of love, one regarding the beloved as a prize to be conquered and possessed, the other unrequited and all-consuming, relishing the very notion of the annihilation of the self through love. Davis has captured the energy and poetry of Nezami's original in a delightful, contemporary idiom, and given us a story to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its luminous lyrical mastery. Davis's superb introduction and textual commentary provide insightful background information for the general reader and scholar alike, intensifying the strength of Davis's translation. Khosrow and Shirin will enchant both the classicist and the general reader, to captivate a new audience for Nezami's masterpiece.
The Poems of Hafez
Author: ḤāfiẓPublisher: Ibex Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1588140199
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Poetry. Sufism. Middle Eastern Literature. Arab American Studies. Translated from the Persian by Reza Ordoubadian. Shamsed-din Hafez was born some six hundred years ago in southern Iran, but his poems have universal and contemporary appeal. Wherever Persian is known, he is easily recited by both king and common man. Those uncertain about matters of love, fortune, or any other situation open a page of his collection of poems at random and in it see their dilemmas untangled. His turns of phrase have enriched the Persian lexicon and entered everyday language; this has made him Persian culture's most read, quoted, and revered figure. Reza Ordoubadian's translations make the poems of Hafez accessible to the English language reader, while remaining faithful to the nuances of Hafez's language and thought in the original Persian.
The Conference of the Birds
Author: Farid ud-Din AttarPublisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780140444346
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism - an esoteric system concerned with the search for truth through God - it describes the consequences of the conference of the birds of the world when they meet to begin the search for their ideal king, the Simorgh bird. On hearing that to find him they must undertake an arduous journey, the birds soon express their reservations to their leader, the hoopoe. With eloquence and insight, however, the hoopoe calms their fears, using a series of riddling parables to provide guidance in the search for spiritual truth. By turns witty and profound, The Conference of the Birds transforms deep belief into magnificent poetry.
The Sháh námeh
Author: FirdausīThe Gulistan of Sa'di
Author: Sheikh Sa'diPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781463526986
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The Gulistan (Persian"The Rose Garden" and generally pronounced Golestan in Persian) is a landmark literary work in Persian literature, perhaps its single most influential work of prose. Written in 1259 CE, it is one of two major works of the Persian poet Sa'di, considered one of the great est medieval Persian poets. It is also one of his most popular books, and has proved deeply influential in the West as well as the East. The Gulistan is a collection of poems and stories, just as a rose-garden is a collection of roses. It is widely quoted as a source of wisdom. The well-known aphorism still frequently repeated in the western world, about being sad because one has no shoes until one meets the man who has no feet "whereupon I thanked Providence for its bounty to myself" is from the Gulistan. The minimalist plots of the Gulistan's stories are expressed with precise language and psychological insight, creating a "poetry of ideas" with the concision of mathematical formulas. The book deals with virtually every major issue faced by mankind, with both optimism and subtle satire. There is much advice for rulers, in this way coming within the mirror for princes genre. But as Eastwick comments in his introduction to the work, there is a common saying in Persian, "Each word of Sa'di has seventy-two meanings," and the stories, alongside their entertainment value and practical and moral dimension, frequently focus on the conduct of dervishes and are said to contain sufi teachings.