| Beloved: 81 Poems from Hafez Contributor(s): Hafez (Author), Petrucci, Mario (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1780374305 ISBN-13: 9781780374307 Publisher: Bloodaxe Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Middle Eastern - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious - Poetry | Medieval |
| Dewey: 891.551 |
| LCCN: 2019299874 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.6" W x 8.6" (0.75 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 time and culture, Beloved delivers an accessible yet authentic modern rendering of the Persian originals. Few translations of Hafez have matched his beauty, musicality and rich complexity. Combining vigour with ingenuity, Mario Petrucci reanimates for the English reader all of the moral clarity and sensual abundance of a spiritual and literary master. |