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ILLUSTRATED POEMS OF HAFIZ A Selection of Ghazals from his Divan :...

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Master of Persian Ghazal poetry
Whimsical illustrations throughout
Large print format (18pt)
Includes glossary and bibliography
256 pages of spiritual verse
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ILLUSTRATED POEMS OF HAFIZ A Selection of Ghazals from his Divan Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Illustrations by Dale Hickey. Hafiz of Shiraz in Persia (13201392) is the undisputed Master of the form of the ghazal, perhaps the oldest and most difficult and most beautiful and spiritual form of poetry that has ever existed. Although the poets of the ghazal may appear to many as openminded, drunken, outcast lovers, it does not necessarily mean that they all drank the juice of the grape... for it is an inner spiritual state that they often were expressing. The ghazal is a conversation between the lover and the beloved and as in all intimate conversation... the talk flows both ways. The subject may not necessary be about love, but it is always from the point of view of one who loves truth, love and beauty. Here is a selection of Hafizs ghazals at times whimsically and powerfully illustrated by one of Australias finest artists. The spiritual and historical and human content is here in understandable, beautiful poetry the difficult correct rhymestructure is achieved without intruding, in readable English. Introduction Life story in great detail, his spirituality, poetry and the ghazal, its form, function. Included is a glossary and selected bibliography. Large Print (18pt) & Large Format Paperback (8.5" x 11") 255 pages. Goethe "In his poetry Hafiz inscribed undeniable truth indelibly! He has no peer!" Gertrude Bell "It is as if his mental Eye, endowed with wonderful...

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Binding: Paperback;256 pages; Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP; Classification: N/A; Weight: 722.82 g; Dimensions: N/A

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