The Tangled Braid: Ninety-Nine Poems by Hafiz of Shiraz

by Hafez

Book Overview

A unique collaboration between a Cistercian monk and a scholar of Islamic translation, this volume offers fresh and distinctive interpretations of works by the spiritual Sufi poet, Hafiz of Shiraz. Combining scholarly precision with keen sensitivity to the mystic contours of the Persian originals, these esoteric verses are rendered into English without forfeiting the artistry or accuracy of the original intent. Knitting together aesthetics and erudition,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891785427
• ISBN13: 9781891785429
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Fons Vitae
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"