Majnun (Qays Ibn al-Mulawwah) - Life & Poems

by Qays ibn al-Mullawah

MAJNUN (QAYS IBN AL-MULAWWAH) Life & Poems Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Majnun was a real person Qays (Majnun='madman) was a youth, a Bedouin poet in the seventh century of the Bani Amir tribe in the Najd desert in Arabia. He fell in love with Layla from the same tribe whom he was denied. (It is said that Shakespeare was inspired by their tale for Romeo & Juliet from their tragic love story). Most of his recorded poetry was composed before...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 153703278X
• ISBN13: 9781537032788
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"