Make a shield from wisdom selected verses from Nasir-i Khusraw's divan
by Annemarie Schimmel
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Born in 1004, Nasir-i Khusraw was the major poet and philosopher of the early Ismailiyya. The outward political and religious events of the first half of the 11th century were the canvas on which Nasir-i Khusraw's poetry and prose developed. It is a poetry that teaches the importance of wisdom, of reason, of the right word and the right faith. Nasir-i edifice of religio-philosophical thought with its constant emphasis on the true faith and, as importantly, on reason and its role. Unique and show more important for our understanding of the times in which it was written Nasir-i Khusraw's ideas and expressions appeal strongly to readers of today. . The interest in Nasir-i Khusraw's poetry lies first in its contents and, from the purely formal viewpoint, in its consummate artistry. Through the poet's descriptions of gardens and stars, and his technical skill in the use of language and metre, the book offers an insight in to the poet's learning in all areas of Islamic and scientific topics. Above all, the poet successfully combines poetical skill with a deep religious conviction. The work of the Persian author in both its philosophical and poetical aspects has been known in the West for more than a century, but until now a full evaluation of Nasir-i Khusraw's poetry - his Divan - has not been attempted. This volume is intended as a step toward a better understanding of the poet's thought. In it, the noted Islamic scholar Annemarie Schimmel presents her translations of Nasir-i Khusraw's qasidas along with a detailed study of the poet and his work. show lessTags
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Annemarie Schimmel was born in Erfurt, Germany on April 7, 1922 and attended the University of Berlin and the University of Marburg. Schimmel has taught at the University of Ankara in Turkey, Harvard University, and Bonn University. Along with writing more than eighty books and essays, Schimmel has translated literature from the Arabic, Persian, show more Turkish and Sindhi languages into German and English. She was honored on her 75th birthday by having the Annemarie Schimmel Chair for Indo-Muslim Culture established at Bonn University. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Originality, learning, sincerity, enthusiastic faith, fearlessness, contempt for time servers and flatters, and courage hardly to be found, so far as I know, in any other Persian poet'--these are the qualities of Nasir-i Khus... (show all)raw according the the great British orientalist E. G. Browne, whose deep study of 'one of the most remarkable men of htis epoch' made him hope to write a biography of the Persian poet-philosopher--a hope which, alas! was never fulfilled.
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- 891.5511 — Literature & rhetoric Literatures of other languages East Indo-European and Celtic literatures Iranian literatures Modern Persian / Farsi literature (8th century CE to present) Persian poetry ca. 1000–1389
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- PK6495 .N3 .A26 — Language and Literature Indo-Iranian languages and literatures Indo-Iranian philology and literature Iranian philology and literature New Persian Literature Individual authors or works
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