The Conference of the Birds
of Attar of Nishapur, Sholeh Wolpé (Translation)
Description
Considered by Rumi to be “the master” of Sufi mystic poetry, Attar is best known for this epic poem, a magnificent allegorical tale about the soul’s search for meaning. He recounts the perilous journey of the world’s birds to the faraway peaks of Mount Qaf in search of the mysterious Simorgh, their king. Attar’s beguiling anecdotes and humor intermingle the sublime with the mundane, the spiritual with the worldly, while his poem models the soul’s escape from the mind’s rational embrace.Sholeh Wolpé re-creates for modern readers the beauty and timeless wisdom of the original Persian, in contemporary English verse and poetic prose.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 384 pages
- Publisher W. W. Norton Company
- Publication Date April 17th 2018
- First Publication 10/28/77
- Language Not informed
- ISBN 9780393355543
- Edition Not informed
- Category Poetry & Essays
- Scenario ['Persia']
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