Translation of a selection of poems from one of the world's greatest lyric poets. First published 1947.
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Text: English, Persian (translation)
Original Language: Persian
Original Language: Persian
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Hāfiz, the greatest lyric poet of Persia, was first introduced to English readers in the translation by Sir William Jones in the latter half of the eighteenth century. The present selection has the double object of exhibiting the various aspects of Hāfiz' style and thought, and of representing how English scholars have attempted to render his poetry in their own language.
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Hafiz of Shiraz was widely regarded as an infidel in his day. Today he is recognized in the East not only for the excellence of his poetry, but also as a Sufi illuminate. His major work, The Diwan, is found beside the Koran in the homes of the devout. In the West, Hafiz--a contemporary of Dante--is admired for his love-poetry; Goethe, among others, acknowledged his influence.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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THE book you need to read on Hafiz,
By Gogol (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fifty Poems of Hafiz (Paperback)
Not sure why amazon chose to present the opening sentences from this book because they in no way give any clue to its content. Not sure also about the numerous other books on Hafiz that are out and about and I would suspect that similar to Rumi they are so called 'new translations' (read re-writes of Arberry and others) or simply poems with no evidence to prove where they were taken from.
This on the other hand is (as the title says) a collection of 50 poems of the great Persian poet Hafiz presented both in Persian and English well sourced, quoting the original manuscripts and books used and features excellent notes to both the translation and the Persian text. I would say if you really want to read the works of Hafiz and are concerned enough to want to know that you are actually reading Hafiz and not some opinionated rewrite then this is the book to buy.
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IT is two hundred years since the birth of Sir William Jones (1746-1794), the father of Persian studies in the west; one century and three-quarters since the publication of A Persian Song, his celebrated translation which introduced Hafiz of Shiraz to the literary world of London and Europe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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IT is two hundred years since the birth of Sir William Jones (1746-1794), the father of Persian studies in the west; one century and three-quarters since the publication of A Persian Song, his celebrated translation which introduced Hafiz of Shiraz to the literary world of London and Europe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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- Islamic Mysticism by Reynold A. Nicholson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Literary History of Persia by E.G. Browne on page 2, and page 5
- The Mystics of Islam by Reynold A. Nicholson in Back Matter
- Studies in Islamic Mysticism by Reynold A. Nicholson in Back Matter
- Grammar of the Persian Language by William, Sir Jones on page 34
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- A Two-Colored Brocade: The Imagery of Persian Poetry by Annemarie Schimmel in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- History and Literature in Iran (Pembroke Persian Papers) by Charles Melville on page 154
- New Nightingale, New Rose by Hafiz of Shiraz in Front Matter
- Structure and Meaning in Medieval Arabic and Persian Lyric Poetry: Orient Pearls (Culture and Civilization in the Middle East) by Julie Meisami in Back Matter
- Aziz Nasafi (Routledge Sufi Series) by Lloyd Ridgeon on page 76
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