
Beauty, Love and Wisdom in Persian Poetry
Hossein Elahi Ghomshei
Hardback, 166 pages
9781901383553
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Four Essays: from Attar to Rumi, Shabistari and Hafiz
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The aim of this volume is to give the general reader an introduction to the richest works of the great masters of Persian literature so that they can become better acquainted with this symbolic, mystical and sometimes ā to the uninitiated ā obscure literary world.
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Four discourses exploring the heart and soul of this rich and ancient literary tradition, have been collected here in a masterful translation by Leonard Lewisohn. The first, entitled āPoetics and Aesthetics in the Persian Sufi Literary Traditionā , demonstrates the underlying structure of Persian literature and introduces the key concepts that will open the doors to understanding the main themes of Persian literature; the second, āOf Scent and Sweetness: Attar and his Legacy in Rumi, Shabistari and Hafizā, leads the reader through the āseven cities of loveā so that they may taste the immortal nectar of this great mystic poet of Persia; in the third, āThe Principles of the Religion of Love in Classical Persian Poetryā , the reader will enter the paradisal garden of Hafiz with its four rivers of paradise; and finally, the fourth centres on Rumi and his magic flute which tells tale after tale to enlighten the listener.
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Hossein Elahi Ghomshei
Hardback, 166 pages
9781901383553
Ā
Four Essays: from Attar to Rumi, Shabistari and Hafiz
Ā
The aim of this volume is to give the general reader an introduction to the richest works of the great masters of Persian literature so that they can become better acquainted with this symbolic, mystical and sometimes ā to the uninitiated ā obscure literary world.
Ā
Four discourses exploring the heart and soul of this rich and ancient literary tradition, have been collected here in a masterful translation by Leonard Lewisohn. The first, entitled āPoetics and Aesthetics in the Persian Sufi Literary Traditionā , demonstrates the underlying structure of Persian literature and introduces the key concepts that will open the doors to understanding the main themes of Persian literature; the second, āOf Scent and Sweetness: Attar and his Legacy in Rumi, Shabistari and Hafizā, leads the reader through the āseven cities of loveā so that they may taste the immortal nectar of this great mystic poet of Persia; in the third, āThe Principles of the Religion of Love in Classical Persian Poetryā , the reader will enter the paradisal garden of Hafiz with its four rivers of paradise; and finally, the fourth centres on Rumi and his magic flute which tells tale after tale to enlighten the listener.
























