The Book of Anvari

by Anvari

THE BOOK OF ANVARI Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Ahad-ud-din Anvari Abeverdi (1126-1189) was a court poet of the Seljuk sultans. Jami composed a ruba'i where he names him, along with Firdausi and Sadi as one of the 'three apostles' of Persian poetry. He was also a celebrated astronomer, mathematician and scientist who admitted he gave them up for the more lucrative occupation of ... a court poet, that he later rejected twenty years before...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1507557744
• ISBN13: 9781507557747
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"