Faces of Love
€19.50
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780143107286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hafez, Jahan Malek Khatun, Obayd-e Zakani |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.332 |
| Publishing Date | 06/02/2014 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €18.40 |
| Tax | €1.10 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €19.50 |
| Availability | 9 units in external warehouse |
Product 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.