The conference of the birds
(Book)
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Published
London, England ; Penguin Books, 2011.
Format
Book
Edition
Revised edition.
Physical Desc
xxvi, 278 pages ; 20 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Main Library - Adult | 891.5511 Aṭṭ | Checked Out | May 13, 2024 |
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Published
London, England ; Penguin Books, 2011.
Edition
Revised edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Translation of: Manṭiq al-ṭayr.
General Note
"Biographical index": p. [271]-278.
Description
Overview: The acclaimed translation of a magnificent work of Persian poetry-now updated with new material. Composed in the twelfth century in northeastern Iran, Farid Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvelous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism, it describes the pilgrimage of the world's birds in search of their ideal king, the Simorgh bird, and the arduous journey they take to reach him. This masterly translation preserves the poem's rhymed couplet form and nuances of language. Here is the great 12th-century mystical poem in an inexpensive unabridged translation.
Language
In English; translated from Persian.
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