Borrowed Ware - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0934211388 ISBN 13 : 9780934211383

Editeur : Mage Publishers, 2004

Synopsis

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. The result is some of the best English translations of Persian poetry ever. 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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À propos de l'auteur

Dick Davis is an accomplished poet and scholar; he is also the finest translator of Persian poetry. With Layli and Majnun, he brings Nezamis classic to life for the first time in brilliant and moving English verse that captures all the extraordinary power and ingenuity of the original poem. Meanwhile, an introduction and copious explanatory notes shed a fascinating light on Nezamis life and work, and the astonishing virtuosity of his poetic style, that help set the stage for the readers enjoyment of this tour de force of Persian literature.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mage Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0934211388
• ISBN 13: 9780934211383
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 206
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• Personne responsable: non disponible