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12%OFFHoma Katouzian - Sa´di in Love: The Lyrical Verses of Persia´s Master Poet - 9781784532246 - V9781784532246
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Sa´di in Love: The Lyrical Verses of Persia´s Master Poet

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Description for Sa´di in Love: The Lyrical Verses of Persia´s Master Poet Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 bw integrated. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
'In the breath that I die, for you I'll be longing/ Wishing to turn into the dust of your belonging' - Sa'di, Expressions of Love. With poetry which speaks across the ages, Sa'di (1210-1281) is a vital classical poet and a towering figure of the medieval Persian canon. Comparable in skill and stature to other Persian poets such as Ferdowsi, Hafez, Rumi and Omar Khayyam, Sa'di's verses--best known through his 'Bustan' and 'Golestan' address universal themes of passion, love and the human condition in works which are both psychologically perceptive and beautifully crafted. His mystical writings, contemporaneous with Rumi, reveal ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784532246
SKU
V9781784532246
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Ref
99-50

About Homa Katouzian
Homa Katouzian is a historian and literary critic, with a special interest in Iranian studies. He is the Iran Heritage Research Fellow at St. Antony's College, Oxford. He is the editor of Iranian Studies, the bimonthly Journal of the International Society for Iranian Studies.

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