Expressions of Love: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry

by Hadi Bahar and Mojdeh Bahar

Life and love are intertwined. In Persian poetry, the ecstatic joy of passionate love is inextricably linked to longing, heartache and loss ? it's the thorn upon a rose or the shadow that follows the light.

Love, lovers, and the beloved (both physical and spiritual) are prominent themes in Persian poetry. For over a thousand years, like facets upon the finest diamond, the heart-wrenching agony that accompanies a deep, passionate love and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1098322002
• ISBN13: 9781098322007
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Bookbaby
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"