Sa'di : the poet of life, love and compassion /
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| Author / Creator: | Katouzian, Homa. |
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| Imprint: | Oxford : Oneworld, c2006. |
| Description: | ix, 158 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Makers of the Muslim world |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6220934 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Sa'di, the Classics and the Moderns
- 2. Life and Works
- Birth and Death
- Sa'di's Poetical Signature
- Sa'di's Travels
- Escape from School?
- Sa'di's Debates?
- Sa'di and the Courts
- Works
- 3. Songs of Love and Odes to Beauty
- The Evolution of Poetry
- Sa'di, Hafiz, Rumi
- Women and Youths
- Ghazals on Human Love
- 4. Reality and Appearance: Mysticism and Logic
- Received Opinions
- Sufism in Sa'di's Time
- Conclusion on Sa'di and Sufism
- 5. Teaching Manners and Morals
- Education and Edification
- Morals
- 6. The Ways of Shahs and Viziers
- Shahs
- The Transience of Power and Existence
- Ideal Government
- Other-worldliness
- Viziers
- Concluding Remarks
- Endnotes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
