Rudaki: Selected Poems

by Rudaki and Paul Smith

RUDAKI: SELECTED POEMS Translation, Introduction & Notes by Paul Smith Abu 'Abd Allah Ja'far ibn Muhammad Rudaki (858-941) the 'father of Persian Poetry' and possibly the ruba'i, was born in the village of Rudak near Samarkand. First a wandering 'dervish' poet/minstrel he later served at the court of the Samanids of Bokhara. Nasr ibn Ahmad summoned him to his court and he prospered there amassing great wealth. He had 200 slaves in his retinue... and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479339857
• ISBN13: 9781479339853
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"