1st Edition

Make A Shield From Wisdom

By Annemarie Schimmel Copyright 1993
    112 Pages
    by Routledge

    112 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1993. This is a collection of Selected Verses from Nasir-i Khusraw's Dzvan. The work of the Persian author in both its philosophical and poetical aspects has been known in the West for more than a century. The outward political and religious events of the first half of the eleventh century were the canvas on which Nasir-i Khusraw's poetry and prose developed.

    Introduction; Chapter 1 N??ir-i Khusraw as a Poet; Chapter 2 The Contents of N??ir-i Khusraw’s Poetry; Chapter 3 Selected Poems from the D?v?n;

    Biography

    Annemarie Schimmel