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The Conference of The Birds (Penguin Classics)

by Farid Ud Din Attar

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Publisher Comments:

The acclaimed translation of a magnificent work of Persian poetry—now updated with new material

Composed in the twelfth century in northeastern Iran, Farid Attar’s great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvelous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism, it describes the pilgrimage of the world’s birds in search of their ideal king, the Simorgh bird, and the arduous journey they take to reach him. This masterly translation preserves the poem’s rhymed couplet form and nuances of language.

Synopsis:

"Mantiq al-tayr" (the conference of the birds) is an elaborate allegory with many digressions. It describes how all the birds (human souls) set out in search of the Simurgh (the godhead). All but 30 die and the survivors realize that they themselves are the Simurgh.

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About the Author

Dick Davis is currently professor of Persian at Ohio State University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His translations from Persian include The Lion and the Throne, Fathers and Sons, Sunset of Empire: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vols. I, II, III.

Dick Davis is currently professor of Persian at Ohio State University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His translations from Persian include The Lion and the Throne, Fathers and Sons, Sunset of Empire: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vols. I, II, III.

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Table of Contents

Translated with an Introduction by Afkham Darbandi and Dick Davis

Introduction

The Conference of the Birds

Biographical Index

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780140444346

Translator:

Davis, Dick

With:

Darbandi, Afkham

Translator:

Davis, Dick

Author:

Davis, Dick

Author:

Attar, Farid Al-Din

Author:

Attar, Farid Ud-Din

Author:

Darbandi, Afkham

Publisher:

Penguin Books

Location:

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ;

Subject:

General

Subject:

Historical

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

Fantasy

Subject:

Sufism

Subject:

Sufi poetry

Subject:

Sufi poetry, Persian

Subject:

Sufism -- Early works to 1800.

Subject:

Islam - Sufism

Subject:

Islam - Sufi

Edition Description:

Mass Market

Series:

Penguin Classics

Series Volume:

no. 20, pt. 2

Publication Date:

19840731

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

from 12

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

240

Dimensions:

7.74x5.12x.57 in. .39 lbs.

Age Level:

from 18

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"Synopsis" by Gardners, "Mantiq al-tayr" (the conference of the birds) is an elaborate allegory with many digressions. It describes how all the birds (human souls) set out in search of the Simurgh (the godhead). All but 30 die and the survivors realize that they themselves are the Simurgh.