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The River and the Song: 40 Poems and Sayings of Rudaki in Modern English
Paperback
Series: Persian Poetry Caravan
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Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 108
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.26 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The River and the Song brings the early world of Rudaki into clear, elegant modern English for today's readers.
Rudaki, often remembered as the father of Persian poetry, stands near the beginning of the Persian poetic river. Before the later voices of Ferdowsi, Attar, Rumi, Saadi, Hafez, Nizami, Omar Khayyam, and Jami, there was this first music: simple, human, musical, wise, and deeply alive.
This Kindle eBook presents 40 modern English literary renderings inspired by Rudaki's surviving themes, poetic memory, and symbolic place in the Persian tradition. The book explores Bukhara, the stream of Muliyan, music, friendship, aging, generosity, joy, wine, gardens, love, loss, memory, and the passing world.
Each passage is followed by a short reflection, symbol guide, and source note, making the book accessible for readers who want classical Persian literature without unnecessary academic difficulty.
This is not a literal academic translation of a single manuscript. It is a carefully shaped modern literary edition designed to preserve the spirit, warmth, and emotional clarity of Rudaki's tradition while offering a smooth reading experience in English.
Inside this book, readers will discover:
The poetic world of Rudaki, the early master of New Persian verse
The famous memory of Bukhara and the stream of Muliyan
Simple and moving reflections on joy, age, friendship, generosity, love, and loss
Persian symbols such as river, song, lute, cup, garden, rose, dust, road, and light
A gentle introduction to Rudaki for modern readers of poetry, wisdom literature, and world classics
The River and the Song is for readers who love Persian poetry, world literature, spiritual reflection, and the timeless beauty of human wisdom.
A Persian Poetry Caravan edition.
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