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A Year with Hafiz: Daily Contemplations Paperback - 2011
by Hafiz; Ladinsky, Daniel
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The poems of Hafiz, one of the world's most revered literary and spiritual teachers, are not literary remnants from a remote past but masterpieces filled with cherished and timeless wisdom. With learned insight and a delicate hand, Ladinsky explores the many emotions addressed in these verses.
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- Title A Year with Hafiz: Daily Contemplations
- Author Hafiz; Ladinsky, Daniel
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 3rd Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 2011
- Features Bibliography, Deckle Edges, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 004172
- ISBN 9780143117544 / 0143117548
- Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.3 in (21.08 x 13.97 x 3.30 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
- Religious Orientation: Islamic
- Library of Congress subjects Sufi poetry, Persian, Hafiz
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009052982
- Dewey Decimal Code 891.551
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Summary
Daniel Ladinsky’s stunning interpretations of 365 soul-nurturing poems—one for each day of the year—by treasured Persian lyric poet Hafiz
The poems of Hafiz are masterpieces of sacred poetry that nurture the heart, soul, and mind. With learned insight and a delicate hand, Daniel Ladinsky explores the many emotions addressed in these verses. His renderings, presented here in 365 poignant poems—including a section based on the translations of Hafiz by Ralph Waldo Emerson—capture the compelling wisdom of one of the most revered Sufi poets. Intimate and often spiritual, these poems are beautifully sensuous, playful, wacky, and profound, and provide guidance for everyday life, as well as deep wisdom to savor through a lifetime.
The poems of Hafiz are masterpieces of sacred poetry that nurture the heart, soul, and mind. With learned insight and a delicate hand, Daniel Ladinsky explores the many emotions addressed in these verses. His renderings, presented here in 365 poignant poems—including a section based on the translations of Hafiz by Ralph Waldo Emerson—capture the compelling wisdom of one of the most revered Sufi poets. Intimate and often spiritual, these poems are beautifully sensuous, playful, wacky, and profound, and provide guidance for everyday life, as well as deep wisdom to savor through a lifetime.
