Layli and Majnun
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Published
New York : Penguin Books, 2021.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxxvi, 278 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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Description
The iconic love story of the Middle East, by a twelfth-century Persian poet who has been compared to Shakespeare for his subtlety, inventiveness, and dramatic force, Layli and Majnun tells of star-crossed lovers whose union is tragically thwarted by their families and whose passion continues to ripple out across the centuries. Theirs is a love that lasts a lifetime, and in Nezami's immortal telling, erotic longing blends with spiritual self-denial in an allegory of Sufi aspiration, as the amenities of civilization give way to the elemental wilderness, desire is sublimated into a mystical renunciation of the physical world, and the soul confronts its essence. This is a tour de force of Persian literature, in a translation that captures the extraordinary power and virtuosity of the original. --from Amazon.
Language
Translated from Persian into English.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1. o. 1. o. 1., & Davis, D. (2021). Layli and Majnun . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203 and Dick Davis. 2021. Layli and Majnun. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203 and Dick Davis. Layli and Majnun Penguin Books, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203,, and Dick Davis. Layli and Majnun Penguin Books, 2021.
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