Persian Sufi Poetry
Author | : J. T. P. de Bruijn |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 149 |
Release | : 2014-01-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136780493 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136780491 |
Rating | : 4/5 (491 Downloads) |
Download or read book Persian Sufi Poetry written by J. T. P. de Bruijn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on the poems rather than on their authors. Surveys the development of Persian mystical poetry, dealing first with the relation between Sufism and literature and then with the four main genres of the tradition: the epigram, the homiletic poem, love poetry and symbolic narrative.