The Tales of the Fish & Spider

by Paul Smith and Paul Smith

THE TALES OF THE FISH & SPIDER Shah Da'i & Parvin E'tesami Translation & Introduction Paul Smith The masnavi form of rhyming couplets in Persian Poetry is used mainly to tell epic tales such as Firdausi's Shahnama or Sufi stories such as Rumi's Masnavi. Ocasionally as with 'Attar's Conference of the Birds the poet uses creatures to tell a spiritually moral story. Sufi poet Shah Da'i (1406-1464) takes his clue from 'Attar and tells the marvellous tale...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511772751
• ISBN13: 9781511772754
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"