Paul Smith COMPLETE GHAZALS OF HAFEZ (Large Print & Large Format Edition):

COMPLETE GHAZALS OF HAFEZ (Large Print & Large Format Edition) Translation, Introduction, Notes etc., Paul Smith. Hafez of Shiraz in Persia (13201392) is the undisputed Master of the form of the ghazal, perhaps the oldest and most difficult and most beautiful and spiritual form of poetry that has ever existed. Although the poets of the ghazal may appear to many as openminded, drunken, outcast lovers, it does not necessarily mean that they all drank the juice of the grape... for it is an inner spiritual state that they often were expressing. The ghazal is a conversation between the lover and the beloved and as in all intimate conversation... the talk flows both ways. The subject may not necessary be about love, but it is always from the point of view of one who loves truth, love and beauty. Here are all 575 of Hafezs ghazals. The spiritual and historical and human content is here in understandable, beautiful poetry the difficult correct rhymestructure is achieved, without intruding, in readable English. In the Introduction his wonderful life story is told in greater detail than anywhere else his spirituality is explored, his poetry and the ghazal, its form, function and history... his influence on the life, poetry and art of the East and the West and on the Translations of his Poems into English. Included are notes to most poems, glossary, selected bibliography. Large Print (16pt) and Large Format( 8.5" x 11") Paperback 7" x 10" 584 pages. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITHS... | Paul Smith COMPLETE GHAZALS OF HAFEZ (Large Print & Large Format Edition):