Persian Love Poetry

by Sheila R. Canby

Book Overview

Love is a major theme in Persian poetry and can be interpreted in various ways--as mystic love, the basis of the relationship between humans and God, or as passionate or affectionate love between lovers, husbands and wives, parents and children, family and friends, or even as patriotic love of Iran. The literary style and indeed the Persian language itself are floral and elaborate, but the themes differ little from our preoccupations with love and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566569559
• ISBN13: 9781566569552
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 7.4"