The Conference of the Birds

Considered by Rumi to be "the master" of Sufi mystic poetry, Attar is best known for his epic poem The Conference of the Birds, a magnificent allegorical tale about the soul's search for meaning. The poem recounts the perilous journey of the world's birds to the faraway peaks of Mount Qaf, in search of the mysterious Simurgh, their king. Attar's beguiling anecdotes and humour intermingle the sublime with the mundane, the spiritual with the worldly, and the religious with the metaphysical. Reflecting the entire evolution of Sufi mystic tradition, Attar's poem models the soul's escape from the mind's rational embrace.Sholeh Wolpe re-creates the beauty of the original Persian in contemporary English verse and poetic prose, capturing for the first time the beauty and timeless wisdom of Attar's masterpiece for modern readers.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Attar
• Con la collaborazione di: Sholeh Wolpe (Traduzione), Sholeh Wolpé (Traduzione)
• Editore: Norton and Co Ltd
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 30.04.2018
• Categoria: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata
• EAN: 9780393355543
• ISBN: 978-0-393-35554-3
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 13.5 x 20.4 x 2.4 cm
• Categorie: RELIGION / Islam / Sufi, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious, POETRY / Middle Eastern, Sufi, Poetry by individual poets, Poetry in translation, Sufism, epic poetry, Poetry / poems by individual poets, Persian Literature, medieval poetry, Persian poetry, Mystic Poetry, rumi;sufi;mystic poetry;epic poem;epic poetry;classic poetry;poetry classics;persian poetry;poetry in translation;medieval poetry;persian literature;iranian literature;sufism;epic allegory, Epic poem, classic poetry, poetry classics, epic allegory, iranian literature