The Conference of the Birds - Couverture souple

Attar, Farid

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140444343 ISBN 13 : 9780140444346

Editeur : Penguin Classics, 1984

Synopsis

Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism - an esoteric system concerned with the search for truth through God - it describes the consequences of the conference of the birds of the world when they meet to begin the search for their ideal king, the Simorgh bird. On hearing that to find him they must undertake an arduous journey, the birds soon express their reservations to their leader, the hoopoe. With eloquence and insight, however, the hoopoe calms their fears, using a series of riddling parables to provide guidance in the search for spiritual truth. By turns witty and profound, The Conference of the Birds transforms deep belief into magnificent poetry.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dick Davis is an English-American poet and translator. Before the Islamic Revolution, Davis lived in Iran and taught English at the University of Tehran. Davis is now a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and is considered to be one of the world's foremost translators of Persian literature.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Classics
• Date d'édition: 1984
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140444343
• ISBN 13: 9780140444346
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Penguin; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/; ; CL MODESTO LAFUENTE 41; Madrid; Madrid; Espagne