A Millennium of Classical Persian Poetry

A Millennium of Classical Persian Poetry

A Guide to the Reading & Understanding of Persian Poetry from the Tenth to the Twentieth Century

by Wheeler McIntosh Thackston

186 pages· 1994· ISBN 9780936347509
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A Millennium of Classical Persian Poetry is designed to introduce students of Pesian to the richness of the classical poetic legacy. The Persian metrical system and poetic forms are explained, and selections are given from the works of all major poets, from Rudaki in the tenth century to Bahar in the twentieth, with annotations of difficult grammatical constructions and unfamiliar allusions. Highlights include poetry by Firdawsi, Farrukhi, Anvari, Khaqani, Nizami, Attar, Rumi, Sa'di, Hafiz, Jami, Sa'ib, and a host of lesser-known poets. A full Persian-English vocabulary is included.

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