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Exquisite Things and Strange Wonders
Amir Khusraw Dihlavi
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Exquisite Things and Strange Wonders

In Defense of Persian Poetry

Herausgeber: Gabbay, Alyssa / Übersetzer: Gabbay, Alyssa
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A defense of poetry from a towering figure of the medieval Persianate world. Written in 1294 as the introduction to a book of poetry, the Dībācha-yi dīvān-i ghurrat al-kamāl 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 strug...