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SKU:JU030BKAJ3PKNAFAMZ
Model:BACCAH - 9782364370319
Author:Farid Ud-Din Attar & Diane de Selliers
Main Material:Hardback

Jumia's Description

  • Author: Farid Ud-Din Attar & Diane de Selliers
  • Format: Hardback - 462 pages
  • Dimensions: 258 x 352 x 52mm - 3,499.95g
  • Publication date: 07 Apr 2014
  • Publisher: DIANE DE SELLIERS
  • Language: English
A masterpiece of Persian literature written in the twelfth century, The Canticle of the Birds is the poetic expression of a universal initiatory quest, for Love, Truth and Unity. The journey of the birds beyond the seven valleys to meet Simorgh, the legendary bird and allegory of the Supreme Being, symbolises the voyage of every human soul. The translation by Dick Davis and Afkham Darbandi, published by Penguin Classics in 1984, was the first verse translation in English of Attar's work. His passionate and scholarly translation fluidly renders the poet's thought, as well as the beauty and musicality of his language. For this edition, Dick Davis has translated the prologue and epilogue, and has also reworked several passages. More than two hundred Persian,Turkish, Afghan and Indo-Pakistani works, chosen from the most beautiful manuscripts of the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries - from the banks of the Bosporusto to those of the Ganges - complement the poem. The choice of works benefited from the inestimable contribution of Michael Barry; he has written over two hundred commentaries on the works, presented facing each painting. These commentaries will provide the reader with keys to understanding and interpretation.

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