Make a shield from wisdom : selected verses from Nāṣir-i Khusraw's Dīvān

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Make a shield from wisdom : selected verses from Nāṣir-i Khusraw's Dīvān

translated and introduced by Annemarie Schimmel

Kegan Paul International for Institute of Ismaili Studies, 1993

Uniform Title

Poems

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Note

Bibliography: p. 97-98

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

First published in 1993. This is a collection of Selected Verses from Nasir-i Khusraw's Dzvan. The work of the Persian author in both its philosophical and poetical aspects has been known in the West for more than a century. The outward political and religious events of the first half of the eleventh century were the canvas on which Nasir-i Khusraw's poetry and prose developed.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 N??ir-i Khusraw as a Poet
  • Chapter 2 The Contents of N??ir-i Khusraw's Poetry
  • Chapter 3 Selected Poems from the D?v?n

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Details

  • NCID
    BA22712632
  • ISBN
    • 0710304552
  • LCCN
    92019645
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    per
  • Place of Publication
    London ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    vii, 103 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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