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The Angels Knocking on the Tavern Door : Thirty Poems of Hafez Shaman Robert Bly
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061138843
ISBN-13
9780061138843
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61630942
Product Key Features
Book Title
Angels Knocking on the Tavern Door : Thirty Poems of Hafez
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Middle Eastern, Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious, General, Linguistics / General
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Poetry, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
5.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-027894
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
The medieval Persian mystical poet Hafez used sinuous lines and ringing metaphors to write about wisdom, the dangers of repression and the paradoxes of his faith. His blend of simplicity and challenge makes him the most popular poet in Iran today. Bly and Lewisohn (a world-class Sufism expert) present clear and memorable versions of Hafez's renowned lyric meditations. . . . Though Hafez does not (yet) have the immense Western popularity of that other Sufi mystic, Rumi, his verse has all the ingredients to make a similar splash., Robert understands the wild assertions of Hafez and his transparency. Robert's translations have the nimbleness and daring of the lover. This is the book we have been waiting for., Bly, like other giants of poetic activism . . . has not been content to merely live his times. He has actively challenged them, and his muse, far from abandoning him, has stood steadfastly . . . at his side., "For more than fifty years Robert Bly has been exploring the poetry of other languages, cultures, ages, in order to reach past the inherited conventions of poetry in English which he grew up with in mid-century." -- African Sun Times "Bly, like other giants of poetic activism . . . has not been content to merely live his times. He has actively challenged them, and his muse, far from abandoning him, has stood steadfastly . . . at his side." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "This is an amazingly meaningful translation of Hafiz's poetry that I deeply appreciate. . . . Having understood the original text in both its technical and non-technical senses, they have presented us with a translation shorn of jargon." -- --Baha al-Din Khurramshahi, author of Hafiznama, a two-volume Persian commentary on Hafez's poetry, Tehran, Iran "The medieval Persian mystical poet Hafez used sinuous lines and ringing metaphors to write about wisdom, the dangers of repression and the paradoxes of his faith. His blend of simplicity and challenge makes him the most popular poet in Iran today. Bly and Lewisohn (a world-class Sufism expert) present clear and memorable versions of Hafez's renowned lyric meditations. . . . Though Hafez does not (yet) have the immense Western popularity of that other Sufi mystic, Rumi, his verse has all the ingredients to make a similar splash." -- Publishers Weekly, This is an amazingly meaningful translation of Hafiz's poetry that I deeply appreciate. . . . Having understood the original text in both its technical and non-technical senses, they have presented us with a translation shorn of jargon., For more than fifty years Robert Bly has been exploring the poetry of other languages, cultures, ages, in order to reach past the inherited conventions of poetry in English which he grew up with in mid-century., "Robert understands the wild assertions of Hafez and his transparency. Robert's translations have the nimbleness and daring of the lover. This is the book we have been waiting for." (Coleman Barks)
Dewey Decimal
891/.5511
Synopsis
One of our most acclaimed poets brings the work of the great Persian mystic and poet, Hafez, to a new audience. There is no poet in our tradition who carries the amount of admiration and devotion that the Persians have for Hafez. Children learn to sing Hafez poems in the third grade, and almost every family has a copy of the collected Hafez on the dining room table. Robert Bly and the great Islamic scholar Leonard Lewisohn have worked for 15 years on this book of Hafez, the first that carries into English his nimbleness, his outrageous humor, his defenses of the private life in the face of the fundamentalists, and the joy of his love poems. He writes in the ghazal form, one of the greatest inventions in the history of poetry. This is Rumi's wild younger brother, now brought into an English that makes his genius visible., One of our most acclaimed poets brings the work of the great Persian mystic and poet, Hafez, to a new audience. There is no poet in our tradition who carries the amount of admiration and devotion that the Persians have for Hafez. Children learn to sing Hafez poems in the third grade, and almost every family has a copy of the collected Hafez on the dining room table. Robert Bly and the great Islamic scholar Leonard Lewisohn have worked for 15 years on this book of Hafez, the first that carries into English his nimbleness, his outrageous humor, his defenses of the private life in the face of the fundamentalists, and the joy of his love poems. He writes in the ghazal form, one of the greatest inventions in the history of poetry.This is Rumi's wild younger brother, now brought into an English that makes his genius visible.
LC Classification Number
PK6465.Z31B65 2008
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- e***. (47)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseThe seller had great communication, and the shipping was very timely. The shipper had even tried to ship the book out on express shipment for me to meet a photography deadline. i would definitely buy from the seller again. The book was exactly as described and arrived in a book box which was protected well.Photographing the Nude (1977) Illuminated w/70 Full Color & Black White Photos (#314957869809)