Salaman & Absal an Allegory
by Jami, [Fitzgerald Edward, translator]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Alexander Moring Ltd, The De La More Press. Very Good. 1904. Hardback. 12mo, green cloth, slightly marked, rough cut pages, gilt lettering, text bright, no previous owner's markings. Persian minature frontispiece, xvii page introduction by Edward Fitzgerald. Salaman wa Absal, a poem in The Haft Aurang of Jami (1414-1492) , was a Greek story, translated into Arabic, by Hunain ibn Ishaq al Ebadi. Jami turned it into a Persian poem in 1480 which became popular in Iran , Turkey and India.; 4 x 6.75"; 69 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Walden Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46939
- Title
- Salaman & Absal an Allegory
- Author
- Jami, [Fitzgerald Edward, translator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alexander Moring Ltd, The De La More Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Persian poetry, Iranian poetry, poetry in translation, orientalism
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