The Complete Majnun: Poems of Qays Ibn al-Mulawwah and Nizami's Layla & Majnun

by Nizami Ganjavi, Qays ibn al-Mullawah, Majnûn

THE COMPLETE MAJNUN POEMS OF QAYS IBN AL-MULAWWAH AND NIZAMI'S LAYLA & MAJNUN Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Majnun was a real person Qays (Majnun='madman') was a youth, a Bedouin poet in the seventh century of the Bani Amir tribe in the Najd desert in Arabia. He fell in love with Layla from the same tribe whom he was denied. (It is said that Shakespeare was inspired by their tale for Romeo & Juliet from their tragic love story). His poetry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536818801
• ISBN13: 9781536818802
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"