Beloved: 81 Poems from Hafez - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloodaxe BooksISBN-13:9781780374307ISBN-10:1780374305UPC:9781780374307Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Middle Eastern, Subjects & Themes, MedievalBook Topic:Inspirational & ReligiousSize:8.60 x 8.60 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCF1V0EYE8
Beloved: 81 Poems from Hafez
Hafez is among the most celebrated of Persian mystic poets, thriving alongside such towering figures as Rumi and Saadi. Ubiquitous in Iran, he has also been hugely influential in the West. Interpreted variously as ardent mystic and lover, he fuses earthly and divine love with an intense constancy as momentously productive as Dante's courtly adoration for Beatrice. Across intimidating obstacles of...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloodaxe BooksISBN-13:9781780374307ISBN-10:1780374305UPC:9781780374307Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Middle Eastern, Subjects & Themes, MedievalBook Topic:Inspirational & ReligiousSize:8.60 x 8.60 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCF1V0EYE8
Little in the life of the great Persian mystic poet Hafez (or Hafiz) is known for certain. Various dates for his birth and death are cited, generally between 1310-1326 and 1388-1390 respectively, and the many stories posing as biography are mostly unverified traditional anecdote. For all his success as a court poet, he faced (it seems) a number of political, professional and personal upheavals,...
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