| Borrowed Ware: Medieval Persian Epigrams Contributor(s): Rudaki, Sa'di Rumi Hafez (Author), Davis, Dick (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0934211388 ISBN-13: 9780934211383 Publisher: Mage Publishers OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2004 Annotation: In "Borrowed Ware, poet and translator Dick Davis brings together a collection of epigrams by poets from the "classic" period of Persian literature. It makes a fascinating introduction to a literature that is little known in the West, and incidentally provides insight into a vanished and extraordinary way of life. Davis's prodigious scholarship of Persian poetry has enabled him to select a wide range of poems, from both famous and little-known poets. The result is some to the best English translations of Persian poetry ever. Davis has maintained exceptional faithfulness to the original Persian while recasting the poems grace and drive in English. The book also contains a lucid and entertaining introduction, and informative notes on each of the sixty-eight poets whose work is included. Each poem is faced by the text in delicate Persian "nasta'liq calligraphy by Amir Hossein Tabnak |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Architectural & Industrial - Poetry | Medieval - Poetry | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 891.551 |
| LCCN: 93009943 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.60 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Poet and translator Dick Davis brings together a collection of epigrams by poets from the 'classic' period of Persian literature. It makes a fascinating introduction to a literature that is little known in the West, and incidentally provides insight into a vanished and extraordinary way of life. Davis's prodigious scholarship of Persian poetry has enabled him to select a wide range of poems, from both famous and little-known poets. Davis has maintained exceptional faithfulness to the original Persian while recasting the poems' grace and drive in English. The book also contains a lucid and entertaining introduction, and informative notes on each of the sixty-eight poets whose work is included. Each poem is faced by the text in delicate Persian nasta'liq calligraphy by Amir Hossein Tabnak. |