Borrowed Ware : Medieval Persian Epigrams
Overview
Poet and translator Dick Davis brings together a collection of epigrams by poets from the 'classic' period of Persian literature. It makes a fascinating introduction to a literature that is little known in the West, and incidentally provides insight into a vanished and extraordinary way of life. Davis's prodigious scholarship of Persian poetry has enabled him to select a wide range of poems, from both famous and little-known poets. Davis has maintained exceptional faithfulness to the original Persian while recasting the poems' grace and drive in English. The book also contains a lucid and entertaining introduction, and informative notes on each of the sixty-eight poets whose work is included. Each poem is faced by the text in delicate Persian nasta'liq calligraphy by Amir Hossein Tabnak.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780934211383
- ISBN-10: 0934211388
- Publisher: Mage Publishers
- Publish Date: June 2004
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.48 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
- Page Count: 212
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