Faces of love : Hafez and the poets of Shiraz
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Faces of love : Hafez and the poets of Shiraz
（Penguin classics deluxe edition）（Penguin books, . Literature/poetry）
Penguin, 2013, c2012
- : [pbk.]
- Other Title
-
Faces of love : Hafez : and the poets of Shiraz
Available at / 2 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Acclaimed translator Dick Davis breathes new life into the timeless works of three masters of fourteenth-century Persian literature.
Together, Hafez, a giant of world literature; Jahan Malek Khatun, an eloquent princess; and Obayd-e Zakani, a dissolute satirist, represent one of the most remarkable literary flowerings of any era. All three lived in the famed city of Shiraz, a provincial capital of south-central Iran, and all three drew support from arts-loving rulers during a time better known for its violence than its creative brilliance. Here Dick Davis, an award-winning poet widely considered 'our finest translator of Persian poetry' (The Times Literary Supplement), presents a diverse selection of some of the best poems by these world-renowned authors and shows us the spiritual and secular aspects of love, in varieties embracing every aspect of the human heart.
A Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title for 2013
Dick Davis is a translator, a poet, and a scholar of Persian literature who has published more than twenty books. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and has taught at the University of California at Santa Barbara and Ohio State University. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.
by "Nielsen BookData"