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'Attar: Life Poems Paperback Book

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Translation by Paul Smith
Sufi poetry collection
Multiple poetic forms included
92 pages with introduction
Influential 13th century master
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ATTAR LIFE POEMSTranslation Introduction Paul SmithFarid addin Attar is seen with Sanai and Rumi (who he met and influenced) as one of the three most important Sufi PoetMasters of the 13th century. He composed over forty books mainly in the epic masnavi form of rhyming couplets, his most famous being The Book of God and The Conference of the Birds. He also composed many powerful mystical poems in the ghazal form and in the rubai form. Here for the is a fine selection of his poems in all three forms in the correctrhyme structure with the beauty and meaning of his immortal poems. Introduction on his Life Times and Poetry and on the forms he used and on Sufi poetry. Selected Bibliography. Introduction to Sufi Poets Series 92 pages.COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITHS TRANSLATION HAFIZS DIVAN."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of works in English into Persian and knower of Hafizs Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). "I was very impressed with the beauty of these books." Dr. R.K. Barz. Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University.Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of over 150 books of Sufi poets from the Persian,...

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Binding: Paperback;122 pages; Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP; Classification: N/A; Weight: 310.96 g; Dimensions: N/A

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