Layla and Majnun: The Classic Love Story of Persian Literature

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UPC:
9781857821611
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
6/1/1997
Author:
Nizami
Language:
persian,english
Edition:
First Edition
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The text is a prose rendition of Nizami's 12th-century poetic masterpiece, in which he reshapes the legends of Majnun, the quintessential romantic fool, into a tale of the ideal lover. For the Sufis, Majnun represents the perfect devotee of the religion of the heart, and the story is an allegory of the soul's longing for God. This is a beautiful production, and it includes a final chapter newly translated from the Persian by Omid Safi and Zia Inayat Khan.