Drunk on the Wine of the Beloved: 100 Poems of Hafiz

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Drunk on the Wine of the Beloved: 100 Poems of Hafiz

The Persian Sufi poet Hafiz (1326-1390) is a towering figure in Islamic literature-and in spiritual attainment as well. Known for his profound mystical wisdom combined with a sublime sensuousness, Hafiz was the supreme master of a poetic form known as the ghazal (pronounced "guzzle"), an ode or song consisting of rhymed couplets celebrating divine love. In this selection of his poems, wine and the intoxication it brings are the image that expresses this love in all its joyful abandon, painful longing, bewilderment, and surrender. Through ninety-five free-verse renditions, we gain entry into the mystical world of Hafiz's Winehouse, with its happy minstrels, its bewitching Winebringer, and its companions in drunken longing whose hearts cry out, "More wine!" Thomas Rain Crowe brings a new dimension to our growing appreciation of Hafiz and his wise drunkard's advice to the seekers of God: In this world of illusion, take nothing other than this cup of wine; In this playhouse, don't play any games but love.
Country USA
Brand Shambhala
Manufacturer Shambhala
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Refer to Sapnet.
Color Brown
ReleaseDate 2001-08-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781570628535

Country	USA
Brand	Shambhala
Manufacturer	Shambhala
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Refer to Sapnet.
Color	Brown
ReleaseDate	2001-08-14
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781570628535

Drunk on the Wine of the Beloved: 100 Poems of Hafiz

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