The Conference of the Birds (Penguin Classics)

Attar, Farid ud-Din

ISBN 10: 0140444343 / ISBN 13: 9780140444346

Verlag: Penguin Classics, 1984

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Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism - an esoteric system concerned with the search for truth through God - it describes the consequences of the conference of the birds of the world when they meet to begin the search for their ideal king, the Simorgh bird. On hearing that to find him they must undertake an arduous journey, the birds soon express their reservations to their leader, the hoopoe. With eloquence and insight, however, the hoopoe calms their fears, using a series of riddling parables to provide guidance in the search for spiritual truth. By turns witty and profound, The Conference of the Birds transforms deep belief into magnificent poetry.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Dick Davis is an English-American poet and translator. Before the Islamic Revolution, Davis lived in Iran and taught English at the University of Tehran. Davis is now a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and is considered to be one of the world's foremost translators of Persian literature.

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Titel: The Conference of the Birds (Penguin ...
Verlag: Penguin Classics
Erscheinungsdatum: 1984
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Very Good