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From The New Yorker
Mr. Davis has put what he calls "Medieval Persian Epigrams" into easy, idiomatic English and provided an engaging introduction to the Persian world and an explanation of the code words that might otherwise puzzle modern readers. These authors were court poets, highly valued and well rewarded for wit, elegance, and a light touch. Originality of theme was not necessary, but there are surprises among the lovers' laments and financial complaints. Jahan Khatun, one of the few women poets, considered erotic reform but decided to "renounce renunciations." (A contemporary accused her of being a prostitute, but Mr. Davis points out that he "said this kind of thing" about everybody.) Vahshi requests,
Sweet breeze, inform my nobleThe poems are faced by versions in Persian script, making the collection pretty as well as amusing. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
lord from me
That panegyrics are what I excel at,
And if he gets obstreperous and rude,
Say satire's also something I do
well at.
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"Dick Davis's translation of the best of Persias's medieval short poetry, borrowed ware, is wonderful book, suffused with love, beautifully produced and with a comprehensive introduction to Persian courtly poetry."
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