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Persian Love Poetry
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Persian Love Poetry
Author(s): Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Sheila R. Canby
Love is a major theme in Persian poetry and can be interpreted in various ways—as mystic love, the basis of the relationship between humans and God, or as passionate or affectionate love between lovers, husbands and wives, parents and children, family and friends, or even as patriotic love of Iran. The literary style and indeed the Persian language itself are floral and elaborate, but the themes differ little from our preoccupations with love and romance today. This collection of extracts has been selected from the best of traditional and contemporary Persian poetry. Each poem is illustrated with a fine example of Persian art from the collections of the British Museum. With a brief introduction to the Persian poetic tradition and a short biographical note about each of the poets, this beautiful anthology is the perfect way to discover the treasures of Persian literature and art.
Review(s):
"A pleasure to browse through, Persian Love Poetry is beautiful, both in appearance and in content. This book will entice its readers into the rose garden of Persian poetry so that they will become intoxicated by the fragrance of its many flowers."
ISBN: 9781566569552
Author(s): Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Sheila R. Canby
Love is a major theme in Persian poetry and can be interpreted in various ways—as mystic love, the basis of the relationship between humans and God, or as passionate or affectionate love between lovers, husbands and wives, parents and children, family and friends, or even as patriotic love of Iran. The literary style and indeed the Persian language itself are floral and elaborate, but the themes differ little from our preoccupations with love and romance today. This collection of extracts has been selected from the best of traditional and contemporary Persian poetry. Each poem is illustrated with a fine example of Persian art from the collections of the British Museum. With a brief introduction to the Persian poetic tradition and a short biographical note about each of the poets, this beautiful anthology is the perfect way to discover the treasures of Persian literature and art.
Review(s):
"A pleasure to browse through, Persian Love Poetry is beautiful, both in appearance and in content. This book will entice its readers into the rose garden of Persian poetry so that they will become intoxicated by the fragrance of its many flowers."
ISBN: 9781566569552