Hafez: Translations and Interpretations of the Ghazals

by Hafez

Poetry. Middle Eastern Studies. Translated from the Farsi by Geoffrey Squires. Thought by many to be untranslatable, the great 14th century Persian poet Hafez, who has been celebrated by figures as different as Goethe, Emerson, and Bunting, has at last found the voice in English that he deserves. Geoffrey Squires, who lived in Iran for three years, gives powerful insight into that culture with these translations of the work of one of its iconic figures...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1881163547
• ISBN13: 9781881163541
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Miami University Press
• Length: 515 Pages
• Weight: 1.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"