Sa'di (1210-1290) regnes som en av de største persiske diktere noensinne. Rosenhagen er et hovedverk både i den persiske litteraturen og i verdenslitteraturen. Den består av en rekke korte fortellinger i prosa istrødd små vers. Her oppsummerer forfatteren sitt livs erfaringer, og til sammen utg[...]
Text in English & Persian. Is the Gulistan the most influential book in the Iranian world? In terms of prose, it is the model, which all writers of Persian seek to emulate. In terms of moral, philosophical or practical wisdom, it is endlessly quoted to either illustrate or prove a point. Sir John M[...]
'In the breath that I die, for you I'll be longing/ Wishing to turn into the dust of your belonging' Sa'di, Expressions of Love. With poetry which speaks across the ages, Sa'di (1210-1281) is a vital classical poet and a towering figure of the medieval Persian canon. Comparable in skill and stature [...]
One of greatest Persian writers of both classical prose and poetry, Sa'di was revered in his time as a man of great wisdom and passion. Sometimes said to have lived over one hundred years, the body of his work was written in the thirteenth century. Filled with extracts of the poet's melodious and [...]