Anthology of Classical Arabic Poetry: From Pre-Islamic Times

Anthology of Classical Arabic Poetry: From Pre-Islamic Times to Al-Shushtari

ANTHOLOGY OF CLASSICAL ARABIC POETRY (From Pre-Islamic Times to Al-Shushtari) Translations, Introduction and Notes by Paul Smith CONTENTS: Classical Arabic Poetryâ€¦ page 7, The Qasidaâ€¦ 10, The Qitâ€™aâ€¦ 11, The Ghazalâ€¦ 12, The Rubaâ€™iâ€¦ 16, Selected Bibliographyâ€¦ 17: THE POETS (In Order of Appearance) Imraâ€™ ul-Qays 17, Zuhair 29, Harith 39, Antara 46, Tarafa 58, Amru 71, Al-Aâ€™sha 80, Suhaym 82, Labid 84, Kaâ€™b 96, Khansa 100, Hazrat Ali 102, Ali Ibn Husain 111, Omar Ibn Abi Rabiâ€™a 106, Majnun (Qays ibn al-Mulawwah) 109, Rabâ€™ia of Basra 116, Bashshar 123, Abu Nuwas 126, Abu Tammam 151, Dhuâ€™l-Nun 155, Bayazid Bistami 163, Al-Nuri 163, Junaid 169, Sumnun 171, Mansur al-Hallaj 173, Ibn â€˜Ata 181, Shibli 183, Al-Mutanabbi 185, Al-Maâ€™arri 211, Ibn Sina 233, Al-Ghazali 236, Gilani 239, Abu Madyan 243, Suhrawardi 248, Ibn al-Farid 250, Ibn â€˜Arabi 265, Al-Busiri 278, Al-Shushtari 284. Pages 287. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITHâ€™S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZâ€™S â€˜DIVANâ€™. â€œIt 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. â€ Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. â€œSuperb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith.â€ Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafizâ€™s Divan off by heart. â€œSmith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz.â€ Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author of his own poems inspired by Hafiz). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 80 books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languagesâ€¦ including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, â€˜Attar, Sanaâ€™i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Muâ€™in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Mahsati and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, childrenâ€™s books and twelve screenplays. www.newhumanitybooksbookheaven.com
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Country	USA
Brand	CREATESPACE
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	RKC2007649688
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781479278145
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Anthology of Classical Arabic Poetry: From Pre-Islamic Times to Al-Shushtari

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