"Hafiz has no peer." — Goethe Poetry is the greatest literary form of ancient Persia and modern Iran, and the 14th-century poet known as Hafiz is its preeminent master. This collection is derived from Hafiz's Divan (collected poems), a classic of Sufism. This 19th-century translation by historian Gertrude Bell remains widely acclaimed by scholars and readers.
ISBN: | 9780486431611 |
Publication date: | 1st November 2003 |
Author: | Hafiz |
Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 112 pages |
Series: | Thrift Editions |
Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets |