Sa'di: The Poet of Life, Love and Compassion
One of greatest Persian writers of both classical prose and poetry, Sa‘di was revered in his time as a man of great wisdom and passion. Sometimes said to have lived over one hundred years, the body of his work was written in the thirteenth century. Filled with extracts of the poet’s melodious and insightful writing, and critical analysis thereof, this revealing biography examines why he was so idolised until the 1950s, and why since then he has fallen into relative obscurity. Focussing on the themes of both physical and spiritual love stitched through Sa‘di’s writing, as well as the impact of his many years travelling, Katouzian sheds a unique insight on who he calls 'the poet of life, love and compassion'.
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Sa'di: The Poet of Life, Love and Compassion
One of greatest Persian writers of both classical prose and poetry, Sa‘di was revered in his time as a man of great wisdom and passion. Sometimes said to have lived over one hundred years, the body of his work was written in the thirteenth century. Filled with extracts of the poet’s melodious and insightful writing, and critical analysis thereof, this revealing biography examines why he was so idolised until the 1950s, and why since then he has fallen into relative obscurity. Focussing on the themes of both physical and spiritual love stitched through Sa‘di’s writing, as well as the impact of his many years travelling, Katouzian sheds a unique insight on who he calls 'the poet of life, love and compassion'.
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Sa'di: The Poet of Life, Love and Compassion

Sa'di: The Poet of Life, Love and Compassion

by Homa Katouzian
Sa'di: The Poet of Life, Love and Compassion

Sa'di: The Poet of Life, Love and Compassion

by Homa Katouzian

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One of greatest Persian writers of both classical prose and poetry, Sa‘di was revered in his time as a man of great wisdom and passion. Sometimes said to have lived over one hundred years, the body of his work was written in the thirteenth century. Filled with extracts of the poet’s melodious and insightful writing, and critical analysis thereof, this revealing biography examines why he was so idolised until the 1950s, and why since then he has fallen into relative obscurity. Focussing on the themes of both physical and spiritual love stitched through Sa‘di’s writing, as well as the impact of his many years travelling, Katouzian sheds a unique insight on who he calls 'the poet of life, love and compassion'.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781780742014
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 12/01/2012
Series: Makers of the Muslim World
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 695 KB

About the Author

Dr Homa Katouzian is the editor of Iranian Studies and Iran Heritage Foundation Research Fellow of St Antony’s College, Oxford University. He is author of numerous books on Iranian Literature, History and Society.
Dr Homa Katouzian is the editor of Iranian Studies and Iran Heritage Foundation Research Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford University. He is author of numerous books on Iranian Literature, History and Society.

Table of Contents

PREFACE



1 SA‘DI, THE CLASSICS AND THE MODERNS



2 LIFE AND WORKS

Birth and Death

Sa‘di’s Poetical Signature

Sa‘di’s Travels

Escape from School?

Sa‘di’s Debates?

Sa‘di and the Courts

Works



3 SONGS OF LOVE AND ODES TO BEAUTY

The Evolution of Poetry

Sa‘di, Hafiz, Rumi

Women and Youths

Ghazals on Human Love



4 REALITY AND APPEARANCE: MYSTICISM AND LOGIC

Received Opinions

Sufism in Sa‘di’s Time

Conclusion on Sa‘di and Sufism



5 TEACHING MANNERS AND MORALS

Education and Edification

Morals



6 THE WAYS OF SHAHS AND VIZIERS

Shahs

The Transience of Power and Existence

Ideal Government

Other-worldliness

Viziers



CONCLUDING REMARKS

Endnotes

Selected Bibliography

Index
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