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Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

by Dick Davis

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Acclaimed translator Dick Davis breathes new life into the timeless works of three masters of 14th-century Persian literature
 
Together, Hafez, a giant of world literature; Jah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Dick Davis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Her..pen..name..means..“the..world”..and..indeed..we..feel..that,..in..bringing..these..poems..into..our..language,..scholar,..poet,..and..translator..Dick..Davis..has..opened..a..new..world..for..us122..Fifth..Avenue,..New..York,..NY..10011—Azar..Nafisi,..author..of..Reading..Lolita..in..Tehran..For..me,..the..most..remarkable..poetic..translation..project..in..the..last..twenty..years..has..been..Dick..Davis’..ambitious..recreations..of..classical..Persian..literatureBut...he...was...a...court...poet,too,...and...set...in...his...ways,...as...we...discover...in...this...fragment:..."Wine...in...my...glass,...and...roses...in/My...arms,/Go,...mind...your...own...business/Preacher!"...Later,...Hafez...admits...that:..."Fate...drags...me...to...the...wine/shop's...door--/and...though...I...turn...and/twist,/That's...always...where...I...finish...up;/it's...useless...to...resist."...Finally,...a...note...of...ebullience...trails...off...into...the...shade:..."Come...boy,...and...pass...the...wine/around--/Love...seemed...a...simple...game/When...I...encountered...it.but/then/The...difficulties...came!/In."...A...beautiful...book...for...a...wide...range...of...readersHere...Dick...Davis,...an...award-winning...poet...widely...considered...“our...finest...translator...of...Persian...poetry”...(The...Times...Literary...Supplement),...presents...a...diverse...selection...of...some...of...the...best...poems...by...these...world-renowned...authors...and...shows...us...the...spiritual...and...secular...aspects...of...love,...in...varieties...embracing...every...aspect...of...the...human...heart.“Davis...[is]...widely...acknowledged...as...the...leading...translator...of...Persian...literature...in...our...time…Faces...of...Lovehas...made...the...Persian...originals...into...real...and...moving...English...poems.”—Michael...Dirda,The...Washington...PostFor...more...than...sixty-five...years,...Penguin...has...been...the...leading...publisher...of...classic...literature...in...the...English-speaking...world.Stay...in...Touch...Sign...up...Please...enter...a...valid...email...address...We...are...experiencing...technical...difficultiesAnd...not...just...accessible,...but...an...unalloyed...joyContentsAbout...the...Book...My...friend...hold...back...your...heart...from...enemies...The...orchard...charms...our...hearts...and...chatter...when...Wine...in...my...glass...and...roses...in...my...arms...A...corner...of...the...wineshop...Whats...all...this...hiding...happiness...and...wine...away?...Copyright...

 

All.three.lived.in.the.famed.city.of.Shiraz,.a.provincial.capital.of.south-central.Iran,.and.all.three.drew.support.from.arts-loving.rulers.during.a.time.better.known.for.its.violence.than.its.creative.brillianceWhat...people...are...saying-Write...a...reviewWe...haven't...found...any...reviews...in...the...usual...placesGet..a..FREE..Books..of..the..Moment..sampler!All...three...lived...in...the...famed...city...of...Shiraz,...a...provincial...capital...of...south-central...Iran,...and...all...three...drew...support...from...arts-loving...rulers...during...a...time...better...known...for...its...violence...than...its...creative...brillianceEHe...has...resided...for...extended...periods...in...both...Greece...and...Italy...(his...translations...include...works...from...Italian),...and...has...taught...at...both...the...University...of...California...and...at...Ohio...State...University,...where...he...was...for...nine...years...Professor...of...Persian...and...Chair...of...the...Department...of...Near...Eastern...Languages,...retiring...from...that...position...in...2012One...couldn’t...write...a...better...description...of...this...volume...than...one...of...her...own...epigrams:...Shiraz...when...spring...is...here—what...pleasure...equals...this?...With...streams...to...sit...by,...wine...to...drink,...and...lips...to...kiss,...With...mingled...sounds...of...drums...and...lutes...and...harps...and...flutes;...Then,...with...a...nice...young...lover...near,...Shiraz...is...bliss...—A.EFor.those.of.us.unfamiliar.with.this.world,.the.excitement.is.something.akin.to.stumbling.across.a.new.Pindar,.Sappho,.and.Catullus.in.a.single.volume—that.is,.if.they.were.contemporaries.and.flourished.in.the.same.small.townWhat.can.I.say.about.this.new.book.except:.Yes!.at.last.we.meet.one.of.the.greatest.lyric.poets.in.history.fully.alive.in.English.".—Dana.Gioia,.former.chairman.of.the.NEA.and.author.of.Pity.the.Beautiful:.Poems"In.this.heady.volume.of.wine,.roses,.nightingales,.and.forbidden.trysts,.Dick.Davis.shows.us.three.faces.of.medieval.Persian.love.poetry:.the.elusively.mystical,.the.searingly.personal,.and.the.gleefully.profane

 

Hafez..was..a..souse..in..14th..century..ShirazWhat..can..I..say..about..this..new..book..except:..Yes!..at..last..we..meet..one..of..the..greatest..lyric..poets..in..history..fully..alive..in..EnglishReaders.trust.theseries.to.provide.authoritative.texts.enhanced.by.introductions.and.notes.by.distinguished.scholars.and.contemporary.authors,.as.well.as.up-to-datetranslations.by.award-winning.translators.From.the.Trade.Paperback.editionPass...it...on!...First...to...Read...Early...access...to...Penguin...Random...Houses...hottest...new...titles...Unbound...Worlds...Exploring...the...science...fiction...and...fantasy...universe...With..more..than..1,500titles,..Penguin..Classics..represents..a..global..bookshelf..of..the..best..works..throughout..history..and..across..genres..and..disciplines

 

In...all,...he...has...published...more...than...twenty...books,...including...the...award-winning...poetry...collections...Seeing...the...World...and...BelongingAs..the..author..of..numerous..ghazals..expressing..love,..spirituality,..and..protest,..he..is..one..of..the..most..celebrated..of..the..Persian..poets..andand..his..influence..can..be..felt..to..this..day.Dick..Davisis..a..translator,..a..poet,..and..a..scholar..of..Persian..literature..who..has..published..more..than..twenty..booksAbout.Faces.of.Love.Acclaimed.translator.Dick.Davis.breathes.new.life.into.the.timeless.works.of.three.masters.of.14th-century.Persian.literatureTogether,.Hafez,.a.giant.of.world.literature;.Jahan.Malek.Khatun,.an.eloquent.princess;.and.Obayd-e.Zakani,.a.dissolute.satirist,.represent.one.of.the.most.remarkable.literary.flowerings.of.any.eraIn..book..after..book,..Davis..has..memorably..translated..one..of..the..world’s..great..literatures..into..real..English-language..poetryExcept.for.his.alcoholism,.he.was.apparently.a.loyal.MuslimAll.three.lived.in.the.famed.city.of.Shiraz,.a.provincial.capital.of.south-central.Iran,.and.all.three.drew.support.from.arts-loving.rulers.during.a.time.better.known.for.its.violence.than.its.creative.brilliancePerhaps...the...most...thrilling...surprise...contained...here,...however,...is...the...debut...in...English...(if...not...the...West)...of...Jahan...Malek...Khatun,...an...intellectual...princess...whose...bold...and...moving...poems...of...heartbreak...(often...daring...in...their...exploration...of...gender...roles)...and...exile...are...a...revelation

 

—Dana..Gioia,..former..chairman..of..the..NEA..and..author..of..Pity..the..Beautiful:..Poems..In..this..heady..volume..of..wine,..roses,..nightingales,..and..forbidden..trysts,..Dick..Davis..shows..us..three..faces..of..medieval..Persian..love..poetry:..the..elusively..mystical,..the..searingly..personal,..and..the..gleefully..profaneVery..little..is..known..about..his..life,..but..it..is..thought..that..he..may..have..memorized..the..Qur’anafter..hearing..his..father..recite..passagesOne..couldn’t..write..a..better..description..of..this..volume..than..one..of..her..own..epigrams:..Shiraz..when..spring..is..here—what..pleasure..equals..this?..With..streams..to..sit..by,..wine..to..drink,..and..lips..to..kiss,..With..mingled..sounds..of..drums..and..lutes..and..harps..and..flutes;..Then,..with..a..nice..young..lover..near,..Shiraz..is..bliss"..—A.EShow.More.Product.Details.ISBN-13:.9781101627174.Publisher:.Penguin.Publishing.Group.Publication.date:.08/27/2013.Series:.Penguin.Classics.Deluxe.Edition.Series.Sold.by:.Penguin.Group.Format:.NOOK.Book.Pages:.368.Sales.rank:.1,171,894.File.size:.2.MB.Age.Range:.18.Years.About.the.Author.Persian.lyric.poet.Hafiz.(born.Khwja.Šamsu.d-D+n.Mu%ammad.Hfez-e.Š+rz+).grew.up.in.ShirazThe...Times...Literary...Supplement...has...called...him...'our...finest...translator...of...Persian...poetry'.From...the...Trade...Paperback...editionIt's...not...enough...that...he...translates...poetry...by...Hafez,...Iran's...most...beloved...versifier;...Jahan...Malek...Khatun,...a...hard-luck...princess...who...followed...in...Hafez's...footsteps;...and...Obayd-e...Zakani,...a...master..."dissolute...satirist."...But...Davis...goes...about...his...work...nimbly,...offering...a...product...that...is...totally...accessible...for...the...21st...century...readerFaces.of.Love:.Hafez.and.the.Poets.of.Shiraz.(Penguin.Classics.Deluxe.Edition)Hafez,.Jahan.Malek.Khatun,.Obayd-e.ZakaniPenguin,.Aug.27,.2013.-.Poetry.-.368.pages.0.Reviews.translator.Dick.Davis.breathes.new.life.into.the.timeless.works.of.three.masters.of.14th-century.Persian.literatureTogether,.Hafez,.a.giant.of.world.literature;.Jahan.Malek.Khatun,.an.eloquent.princess;.and.Obayd-e.Zakani,.a.dissolute.satirist,.represent.one.of.the.most.remarkable.literary.flowerings.of.any.eraHe..became..a..poet..at..the..court..of..Abu..Ishak..and..also..taught..at..a..religious..college 064a88f820

 

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