THREE ABBASID POETS Abu Nuwas, al-Mutanabbi & al-Ma'arri Selected Poems. - Paul Smith - Boeken - Independently Published - 9798679300170 - 26 augustus 2020
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THREE ABBASID POETS Abu Nuwas, al-Mutanabbi & al-Ma'arri Selected Poems.

Paul Smith

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THREE ABBASID POETS Abu Nuwas, al-Mutanabbi & al-Ma'arri Selected Poems.

THREE ABBASID POETS Abu Nuwas, al-Mutanabbi & al-Ma'arri, Selected Poems. Translation & Introduction Paul Smith. The Abbasid Caliphate that ruled the Islamic world was the golden age of Islamic culture. It ruled from 750 to 1258 AD, making it one of the longest and most influential of the Islamic dynasties. For most of its early history it was the largest empire in the world and this meant that it had contact with distant neighbors such as the Chinese and Indians in the East and the Byzantines in the West, allowing it to adopt and synthesize ideas from all these cultures. All the arts and sciences flourished during these 500 years and in the art of Poetry three poets stood out among the non-Sufi poets... these were Abu Nuwas, al-Mutanabbi and al-Ma'arri. Here is their lives & times and a large selection of their poetry in the correct beautiful rhyme-structures and meaning. Included in the Introduction chapters on The Abbasid Caliphate, Poetry of the Abbasid Period, Forms of Arabic Poetry of the Abbasid Period. Selected Bibliography. Large Print (16pt.) & Large Format (8" x 10") Pages 373. Comments on Paul Smith's Translation of Hafez's Divan "It is not a joke... the English version of all the ghazals of Hafez is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished.." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafez 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of English to Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafez." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and other languages including Hafez, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in ud-din Chishti, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Hallaj, Rudaki, Yunus Emre Ghalib, Iqbal, Makhfi, Lalla Ded, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Rahman Baba, Nazir and many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, kids books and a dozen screenplays. New Humanity Books amazon.com/author/smithpa

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Vrijgegeven 26 augustus 2020
ISBN13 9798679300170
Uitgevers Independently Published
Pagina's 376
Afmetingen 203 × 254 × 20 mm   ·   743 g
Taal en grammatica Engels  

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