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Exquisite Things and Strange Wonders
Harvard University Press
ISBN 978-0-674-30149-8
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Bibliografische Daten
Buch. Hardcover
2026
Umfang: 352 S.
Format (B x L): 13,3 x 20,3 cm
Verlag: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 978-0-674-30149-8
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Das Werk ist Teil der Reihe: Murty Classical Library of India
Produktbeschreibung
<p><b>A defense of poetry from a towering figure of the medieval Persianate world.</b>
Written in 1294 as the introduction to a book of poetry, the <i>Dibacha-yi divan-i ghurrat al-kamal</i> became a lauded work in its own right. Its author, Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (1253–1325), was a poet, historian, courtier, Sufi, and musician whose influence still resonates. In this extraordinary text, he defends poetry against its critics, especially religious scholars, while offering a bold system for understanding its forms and for mastering the art. Blending manifesto and autobiography, Khusraw recounts personal struggles and triumphs in a voice by turns aggrieved, proud, and humble yet always commanding.
More than a defense of poetry, the work makes audacious claims about its cultural power and about the central place of Persian poets in India. One of the earliest examples of literary criticism in Persian, it challenges assumptions about poetry, religion, and authority while opening a window onto the world of the Delhi Sultanate. Presented here in a new English translation with the Persian text in the Naskh script, <i>Exquisite Things and Strange Wonders</i> offers readers a vivid portrait of a poet who helped define the literary and intellectual landscape of his time.</p>
Written in 1294 as the introduction to a book of poetry, the <i>Dibacha-yi divan-i ghurrat al-kamal</i> became a lauded work in its own right. Its author, Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (1253–1325), was a poet, historian, courtier, Sufi, and musician whose influence still resonates. In this extraordinary text, he defends poetry against its critics, especially religious scholars, while offering a bold system for understanding its forms and for mastering the art. Blending manifesto and autobiography, Khusraw recounts personal struggles and triumphs in a voice by turns aggrieved, proud, and humble yet always commanding.
More than a defense of poetry, the work makes audacious claims about its cultural power and about the central place of Persian poets in India. One of the earliest examples of literary criticism in Persian, it challenges assumptions about poetry, religion, and authority while opening a window onto the world of the Delhi Sultanate. Presented here in a new English translation with the Persian text in the Naskh script, <i>Exquisite Things and Strange Wonders</i> offers readers a vivid portrait of a poet who helped define the literary and intellectual landscape of his time.</p>
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