Debenhams

Paul Smith

HAFEZ FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY : Selected Ghazals of Hafez and...

Colour: Multi
Select a size:
Debenhams
$5/day late delivery compensation
Full order coverage (lost, stolen, damaged) with instant payout on eligible claims
Free & simple resale
Learn More
Sold & Shipped by Ria Christie English Books
Free Delivery on Orders Over $75
Standard Delivery in 5 working days
Eligible for return within 28 daysExclusions apply. Please see our returns policy
Flexible payment options available
18+, T&C apply. Credit subject to status.
Description

HAFEZ FOR THE TWENTYFIRST CENTURY Selected Ghazals of Hafez and Ghazals inspired by them by his Translator Paul Smith. The ghazal, spiritual love poems or mystical blues in a strict rhymingstructure, are still very popular in the Indian Subcontinent and the MiddleEast of today. It is the oldest of all forms of poetry. The greatest Master of the ghazal was Hafez of Shiraz (13201392). This is a completely revised edition of a poetic translation of hundreds of Hafezs masterpieces from his Divan. The spiritual and historical and human content is here in understandable, beautiful poetry the correct rhymestructure has been achieved, without intruding, in readable English for the first time. Each poem is followed by a ghazal by his translator for many years Paul Smith, using the first couplets of Hafezs ghazals for inspiration, truly relevant for this age, as do remain those of Hafez. Gertrude Bell "It is as if his mental Eye, endowed with wonderful acuteness of vision, had penetrated into those provinces of thought which we of a later age were destined to inhabit." In the Introduction Hafezs life story is told in greater detail than anywhere else his spirituality is explored, the form and function and influence of his poetry on the east west .Included are notes to many poems, glossary, selected bibliography and two appendixes. Meher Baba "There is no equal to Hafiz in poetry. He was a Perfect Master ... His Divan is the best book in the world because it engenders feelings which...

SKU: M9798683932091
Product Details & Care

Binding: Paperback;528 pages; Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP; Classification: N/A; Weight: 1156.46 g; Dimensions: N/A

Shipping

Free Delivery on Orders Over $75

Standard Delivery

$9.99

Express Delivery

$14.99

Returns

Something not quite right? You have 28 days from the day you receive it, to send something back.

Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.

Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.

Click here to view our full Returns Policy.

We Think You'll Like

Sponsored Products