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Music of a Distant Drum: Classical Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Hebrew Poems
ISBN: 9780691150109 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Music of a Distant Drum marks a literary milestone. It collects 129 poems from the four leading literary traditions of the Middle East, all masterfully translated into English by Bernard Lewis, many for the first time. These poems come from diverse languages and traditions--Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Hebrew--and span more than a thousand years. Together they provide a fascinating and unusual window into Middle Eastern history. Lewis, one of the world's greatest authorities on the region's culture and history, reveals verses of startling beauty, ranging from panegyric and satire... Music of a Distant Drum marks a literary milestone. It collects 129 poems from the four leading literary traditions of the Middle East, all ... |
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The Oneworld Book of Prayer: A Treasury of Prayers from Around the World
ISBN: 9781851686186 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gathered from sources that span the globe and cross the centuries this unique collection of prayer provides a treasury of inspiration for anyone that seeks spiritual sustenance. Including works from such well known religious figures as Rumi and Saint Theresa of Avila this spiritual companion also recognises the importance of verses created by more secular writers such as Beethoven and Michelangelo, whose words enrich the soul and elevate the mind. Beautifully presented to encourage, celebrate, console or calm this collection expresses a familiarity between all religions and beliefs that...
Gathered from sources that span the globe and cross the centuries this unique collection of prayer provides a treasury of inspiration for anyone that ...
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50,28 |
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Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
ISBN: 9780143108320 / Angielski / Miękka / 1040 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The definitive translation by Dick Davis of the great national epic of Iran--now newly revised and expanded to be the most complete English-language edition
Dick Davis--"our pre-eminent translator from the Persian" (The Washington Post)--has revised and expanded his acclaimed translation of Ferdowsi's masterpiece, adding more than 100 pages of newly translated text. Davis's elegant combination of prose and verse allows the poetry of the Shahnameh to sing its own tales directly, interspersed sparingly with clearly marked explanations to ease along modern... The definitive translation by Dick Davis of the great national epic of Iran--now newly revised and expanded to be the most complete English-languag...
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115,61 |
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The Prophet
ISBN: 9781909735224 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Khalil Gibran is the third most read poet in history, with only Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu more widely studied. 'The Prophet' is Gibran's greatest work, a prose poem of sublime majesty describing his own timeless philosophy of life. A prophet prepares to leave the townsfolk with whom he has lived for 12 years, and who have come to love and respect him . Each villager asks a question of the sage - twenty-six in all - on topics ranging from Marriage and Death, through Beauty and Giving, to Pain and Freedom. And each receives in response the blessing of pure wisdom, free of cant or dogma, an answer...
Khalil Gibran is the third most read poet in history, with only Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu more widely studied. 'The Prophet' is Gibran's greatest work, ...
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39,71 |
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The Reception of Hafiz: The Sweet Poetic Language of Hafiz in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Persia
ISBN: 9789087281977 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The quantity of scholarship on Persian literature is enormous. Yet works of literary criticism and analytical studies are a minute and newly-added portion of its entirety. With few and noteworthy exceptions, the works are agglomerated around the names of such giants of Persian literature as Hafiz, Rumi, and Ferdowsi. In this book Solati demonstrates the influence of Hafiz on the thoughts, poetic language, and philosophy of the nineteenth and twentieth century Persian poets, writers and critics.
The quantity of scholarship on Persian literature is enormous. Yet works of literary criticism and analytical studies are a minute and newly-added por...
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239,99 |
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
ISBN: 9781784350697 / Perski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Omar Khayyam was a Persian polymath, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and poet. although best known in the West for his verse he is better known in his homeland as a man of science. Outside Iran and Persian speaking countries, Khayyam has had an impact on literature and societies through the translation of his works and popularization by other scholars. The greatest such impact was in English-speaking countries The most influential of all was Edward FitzGerald, who made Khayyam the most famous poet of the East in the West through his celebrated translation and adaptations of Khayyam's...
Omar Khayyam was a Persian polymath, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and poet. although best known in the West for his verse he is better known...
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36,41 |
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The Jaysh Al-Tawshīḥ Of Lisān Al-Dīn Ibn Al-Khaṭīb: An Anthology of Andalusian Arabic Muwashshahat
ISBN: 9781909724587 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Contains 182 poems, of which 111 survive only in this collection.
Contains 182 poems, of which 111 survive only in this collection.
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137,09 |
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rubaiyat of omar khayyam
ISBN: 9781503315129 / Angielski / Miękka / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Rubiyat of Omar Khayyam is a poem of high divine and spiritual meaning. The beauty and simplicity of this poem is so immaculate that people of all faiths and those who have no faith at all can seek divine solace in it. Omar has used popular metaphors in his passionate praise of wine and love. They are mere symbols of Sufism where wine is the joy of spirit and the love is immense devotion to God. Omar has presented the nectar of divine ecstasy as a delightful alternative that leads to human enlightenment and eradicates human woe permanently. He has pictured the ordinary joys of life for...
The Rubiyat of Omar Khayyam is a poem of high divine and spiritual meaning. The beauty and simplicity of this poem is so immaculate that people of all...
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28,32 |
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Desert Songs of the Night: 1500 Years of Arabic Literature
ISBN: 9780863561757 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A unique and extraordinary collection, Desert Songs of the Night presents some of the finest poetry and prose by Arab writers, from the Arab East to Andalusia, over the last fifteen hundred years. From the mystical imagery of the Qur'an and the colorful stories of The Thousand and One Nights, to the powerful verses of longing of Mahmoud Darwish and Nazik al-Mala'ika, this captivating collection includes translated excerpts of works by the major authors of the period, as well as by lesser-known writers of equal significance. Desert Songs of the Night... A unique and extraordinary collection, Desert Songs of the Night presents some of the finest poetry and prose by Arab writers, from the Arab... |
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75,44 |
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Winds of Grace: Poetry, Stories and Teachings of Sufi Mystics and Saints
ISBN: 9781942493068 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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96,15 |
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The Hunt in Arabic Poetry: From Heroic to Lyric to Metapoetic
ISBN: 9780268041519 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Among the world s major literary traditions, Arabic poetry is perhaps unique in that the theme of the hunt runs in a continuous, if uneven, current from the pre-Islamic, oral tradition, dating as far back as the fifth century CE, through the coming of Islam in the seventh century and the Umayyad and 'Abbasid caliphates, ultimately serving as a classical substrate for the radical Modernism of the twentieth century. This striking continuity of theme and motif of the pursuer the hunter, companions, his steed, hounds, or falcon and the pursued, whether the prey be oryx, onager, gazelle, hare,...
Among the world s major literary traditions, Arabic poetry is perhaps unique in that the theme of the hunt runs in a continuous, if uneven, current fr...
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132,18 |
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Layla and Majnun: Nizami
ISBN: 9781500423933 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. LAYLA AND MAJNUN: NIZAMI Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith It is impossible to underestimate the effect of Nizami's 'Layla and Majnun' on the world over the past 800 years. Many poets throughout this period have copied or been influenced by his story of the young lovers. Many Master-Poets besides Ibn Arabi, 'Attar, Rumi, Sadi, Hafiz and Jami have quoted from him or like him have used the story of the desperate lovers to illustrate how human love can be transformed into divine love through separation and longing. It is said that no one has painted a more perfect picture of women in...
LAYLA AND MAJNUN: NIZAMI Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith It is impossible to underestimate the effect of Nizami's 'Layla and Majnun' on the w...
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80,92 |
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The Secrets of the Heart
ISBN: 9781480443808 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An early collection of Kahlil Gibran's writings, showcasing the many styles of this prolific thinker, all profoundly beautiful Kahlil Gibran reveals his vision of the soul and understanding of the world--past, present, and future--in this rich sampling of more than twenty works. Prose tales, fables, and poems evoke the mystic East and form a world at once powerful, tender, joyous, and melancholy. This collection, penned when Gibran was still a young writer, reveals many of the themes and styles plumbed throughout his life, including his lifelong struggle against injustice in "The...
An early collection of Kahlil Gibran's writings, showcasing the many styles of this prolific thinker, all profoundly beautiful Kahlil Gibran re...
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Barefoot Souls
ISBN: 9781910345375 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Detailing the lives of Syrian women living in Paris, these poems, capturing the unheard voices of women whose lives are suppressed in unimaginable ways, allow us to explore moments never mentioned in the news reports. Potent and never failing to capture the essence of the feminine experience with a remarkable amount of insight.
Detailing the lives of Syrian women living in Paris, these poems, capturing the unheard voices of women whose lives are suppressed in unimaginable way...
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53,91 |
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
ISBN: 9781533644459 / Angielski / Miękka / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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40,26 |
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Water & Salt
ISBN: 9781597090292 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lena Khalaf Tuffaha's debut, Water & Salt, sings in the voices of people ravaged by cycles of war and news coverage. These poems alternately rage, laugh, celebrate and grieve, singing in the voices of people ravaged by cycles of war and news coverage and inviting the reader to see the human lives lived beyond the headlines.
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha's debut, Water & Salt, sings in the voices of people ravaged by cycles of war and news coverage. These poems alternately ra...
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69,17 |
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The Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di: Bilingual English and Persian Edition with Vocabulary
ISBN: 9781588141576 / Angielski / Miękka / 442 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Is the Gulistan the most influential book in the Iranian world? In terms of prose, it is the model, which all writers of Persian seek to emulate. In terms of moral, philosophical or practical wisdom, it is endlessly quoted to either illustrate or prove a point. Sir John Malcolm even relates being told that it is the basis of the law of the Persians. It also traveled abroad. Voltaire, Goethe, Arnold, Longfellow, Emerson, Thoreau, Melville, and Franklin discovered, read, and took inspiration from the work. Moreover, travelers to Iran have often point out that to understand the mind of the... Is the Gulistan the most influential book in the Iranian world? In terms of prose, it is the model, which all writers of Persian seek to emulate. I... |
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329,99 |
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Winter Jasmine: Poems of Life, Conflict, Nature, Love and Faith
ISBN: 9781910782163 / Angielski / Miękka / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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51,74 |
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Yesterday I Was the Moon
ISBN: 9780525576013 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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57,76 |
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In the Pockets of Small Gods
ISBN: 9781938912849 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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69,36 |
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