The Divine Wine, a Treasury of Sufi and Dervish Poetry: Volume One

ISBN-13: 9781481068185 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 574 str.

Various; Paul Smith

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THE DIVINE WINE A Treasury of Sufi and Dervish Poetry: Volume One Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Introduction includes...Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry, The Main Forms in Sufi & Dervish Poetry. Glossary of Sufi & Dervish Symbols. Included with each selection of a particular poet is a brief biography plus a list of further reading. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful, mystical poems. THE POETS... Hazrat Ali, Ali Ibn Husain, Rabi'a of Basra, Dhu'l-Nun, Bayazid Bistami, Al Nuri, Junaid, Sumnun, Mansur al-Hallaj, Ibn 'Ata, Rudaki, Shibli, Baba Tahir, Abu Said, Ibn Sina, Baba Kuhi, Ansari, Al-Ghazzali, Hamadani, Sana'i, Gilani, Mahsati, Abu Maydan, Khaqani, Mu'in, Suhrawadi, Nizami, Ruzbihan, Baghdadi, 'Attar, Auhad-ud-din Kermani, Kamal ud-din, Ibn al-Farid, Ibn 'Arabi, Baba Farid, Hamavi, Baba Afzal, Rumi, Imami, Sadi, 'Iraqi, Sultan Valad, Humam, Yunus Emre, Shabistari, Amir Khusraw, Hasan Dihlavi, Simnani, Auhadi, Ibn Yamin, Khaju, Obeyd Zakani, Emad, Lalla Ded, Hafiz, Jahan Khatun. Pages... 522 COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S VERSION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'. "It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished. If he comes to Iran I will kiss the fingertips that wrote such a masterpiece inspired by the Creator of all." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Hindi, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays.

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