Lyric Poems of Hāfiz

Title	Lyric Poems of Hāfiz
Publication Date:	1901
Subject	1300 to 1399, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Persian poetry, Poetry, Sufi poetry
Type	Book
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Harvard Library
Library Asset ID	LCCN: 2021666148
Record ID	TN_cdi_loca_primary_2021666148
Library Location	ONLINE ACCESS
Date	1901
Notes	Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Shīrāzī (known as Hāfiz; circa 1320--90) is considered by many to be the greatest lyric poet of Persia (present-day Iran) and one of the most remarkable Eastern poets. Born to a poor family in Shiraz, where he lived most of his life, Hāfiz enjoyed the patronage of Shah Shujah for many years and in his last years that of Timur (Tamerlane). This work presents ghazals (lyric poems) of Hāfiz. As in all Sufi poetry, the ghazals are layered with meanings, from the most basic to the most esoteric. Scholars have puzzled over whether his work should be taken literally or metaphorically. Some have seen the poems as similar to Petrarch's sonnets to pure and ideal love, while others regard them as ecstatic celebrations of the divine. The elaborate and cerebral language sometimes enables both interpretations simultaneously. Hāfiz wrote in Farsi and the linguistic complexity of his poetry explains why there have been few Western translations. The edition from 1901 shown here, produced by the publishing house of the Turkestan Military District of Tashkent (present-day Uzbekistan), is an example of officially sponsored publishing in Eastern languages in the Russian Empire.
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Lyric Poems of Hāfiz

Publication Date 1901

Subject 1300 to 1399, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Persian poetry, Poetry, Sufi poetry

Type Book

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Harvard Library

Library Asset ID LCCN: 2021666148

Record ID TN_cdi_loca_primary_2021666148

Library Location ONLINE ACCESS

Date 1901

Notes Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Shīrāzī (known as Hāfiz; circa 1320--90) is considered by many to be the greatest lyric poet of Persia (present-day Iran) and one of the most remarkable Eastern poets. Born to a poor family in Shiraz, where he lived most of his life, Hāfiz enjoyed the patronage of Shah Shujah for many years and in his last years that of Timur (Tamerlane). This work presents ghazals (lyric poems) of Hāfiz. As in all Sufi poetry, the ghazals are layered with meanings, from the most basic to the most esoteric. Scholars have puzzled over whether his work should be taken literally or metaphorically. Some have seen the poems as similar to Petrarch's sonnets to pure and ideal love, while others regard them as ecstatic celebrations of the divine. The elaborate and cerebral language sometimes enables both interpretations simultaneously. Hāfiz wrote in Farsi and the linguistic complexity of his poetry explains why there have been few Western translations. The edition from 1901 shown here, produced by the publishing house of the Turkestan Military District of Tashkent (present-day Uzbekistan), is an example of officially sponsored publishing in Eastern languages in the Russian Empire.

Kaynak Library of Congress Digital Collections: All Content

Başlık Lyric Poems of Hāfiz