The conference of the birds
ʻAṭṭār, Farīd al-Dīn, -approximately 12302018
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Considered by Rumi to be 'the master' of Sufi mystic poetry, Attar is best known for his epic poem 'The Conference of the Birds,' a magnificent allegorical tale about the soul's search for meaning. The poem recounts the perilous journey of the world's birds to the faraway peaks of Mount Qaf, in search of the mysterious Simurgh, their king. Attar's beguiling anecdotes and humour intermingle the sublime with the mundane, the spiritual with the worldly, and the religious with the metaphysical. Reflecting the entire evolution of the Sufi mystic tradition, Attar's poem models the soul's escape from the mind's national embrace. Sholeh Wolpé re-creates the beauty of the original Persian in contemporary English verse and poetic prose, capturing for the first time the beauty and timeless wisdom of Attar's masterpiece for modern readers.
Main title:
The conference of the birds / Farid Ud-Din Attar ; translated by Sholeh Wolpé.
Author:
ʻAṭṭār, Farīd al-Dīn, -approximately 1230, authorWolpé, Sholeh, translator
Imprint:
New York : W.W. Norton and Company, 2018.
Collation:
384 pages
Notes:
Translated from the Persian.
ISBN:
9780393355543 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
891.5511
Language:
EnglishPersian
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BRN:
2519354
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