The Green Sea of Heaven: Fifty Ghazals from the Diwan of Hafiz (Library of Persian : Text and Contexts in Persian Religions and Spirituality)

by Elizabeth T. Gray (Translator), Hafiz

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Hafiz is the preeminent poet of Persian Sufism and one of the great poets of world literature.The Green Sea of Heaven is regarded as the finest English translation of his poetry. Elizabeth Gray's translations are informed by her thorough knowledge of Persian and the Persian poetic tradition. (Many recent books attributed to Hafiz have been produced by persons who do not know Persian at all!) This bilingual edition also includes two brilliant studies of Hafiz by Gray and Daryush Shayegan, plus helpful notes to the translation.… (more)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Gray, Elizabeth T.	Translator	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Hafiz	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Shayegan, Daryush	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Hafiz is the preeminent poet of Persian Sufism and one of the great poets of world literature.The Green Sea of Heaven is regarded as the finest English translation of his poetry. Elizabeth Gray's translations are informed by her thorough knowledge of Persian and the Persian poetic tradition. (Many recent books attributed to Hafiz have been produced by persons who do not know Persian at all!) This bilingual edition also includes two brilliant studies of Hafiz by Gray and Daryush Shayegan, plus helpful notes to the translation.

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