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The Conference of the Birds
Farid Attar
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Description for The Conference of the Birds
Paperback. "Mantiq al-tayr" (the conference of the birds) is an elaborate allegory with many digressions. It describes how all the birds (human souls) set out in search of the Simurgh (the godhead). All but 30 die and the survivors realize that they themselves are the Simurgh. Editor(s): Darbandi, Afkham; Davis, Dick. Translator(s): Darbandi, Afkham; Davis, Dick. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism - an esoteric system concerned with the search for truth through God - it describes the consequences of the conference of the birds of the world when they meet to begin the search for their ideal king, the Simorgh bird. On hearing that to find him they must undertake an arduous journey, the birds soon express their reservations to their leader, the hoopoe. With eloquence and insight, ... Read more
Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism - an esoteric system concerned with the search for truth through God - it describes the consequences of the conference of the birds of the world when they meet to begin the search for their ideal king, the Simorgh bird. On hearing that to find him they must undertake an arduous journey, the birds soon express their reservations to their leader, the hoopoe. With eloquence and insight, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140444346
SKU
V9780140444346
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Ref
99-96
About Farid Attar
Dick Davis is an English-American poet and translator. Before the Islamic Revolution, Davis lived in Iran and taught English at the University of Tehran. Davis is now a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and is considered to be one of the world's foremost translators of Persian literature. Dick Davis is an English-American poet and translator. Before the Islamic ... Read more
Reviews for The Conference of the Birds
“This felicitous translation is a classic and reaches the widest possible audience.” — David Azzolina, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania