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Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz (Penguin Classics Deluxe Editio)
Faces of Love Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz - Penguin Classics Deluxe Editio Author:Hafez, Jahan Khatun, Obayd-e Zakani Acclaimed translator Dick Davis breathes new life into the timeless works of three masters of 14th-century Persian literature — — Together, Hafez, a giant of world literature; Jahan Malek Khatun, an eloquent princess; and Obayd-e Zakani, a dissolute satirist, represent one of the most remarkable literary flowerings of any era. All three lived in... more » the famed city of Shiraz, a provincial capital of south-central Iran, and all three drew support from arts-loving rulers during a time better known for its violence than its creative brilliance. Here Dick Davis, an award-winning poet widely considered “our finest translator of Persian poetry? (The Times Literary Supplement), presents a diverse selection of some of the best poems by these world-renowned authors and shows us the spiritual and secular aspects of love, in varieties embracing every aspect of the human heart.« less
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