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Selected Poems of Sheikh Farideddin Attar Neyshaboori
出版SCB Distributors, 2013-07-03
主題Poetry / Middle Eastern
ISBN19353875379781935387534
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=gI5XDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋For anyone interested in Sufism in particular, or mystical understanding
in general, Attar’s works are indispensable. His
influence on later giants, such as the mystic poet Jalaleddin
Rumi, is well documented.
Attar is mostly known in the West for his Biographies of
the Saints, and for Conference of the Birds; but he has also produced
a number of other masterpieces well-known among lay
persons and Sufi practitioners in Iran, and in cultures influenced
by the Persian language.
Sweet Sorrows is the
first compilation of Attar’s
lesser-known works in
English. The translator,
Vraje Abramian, has selected 350 short verses that cover a wide range
of Attar’s poetic moods—from somewhat satirical and humorous to
tender and heartbreaking.
Born in 1119, Attar lived in infamously chaotic times when petty
warlords never relented, and famine and disease were the order of the
day. He was killed in 1221 during the utter destruction of his hometown
of Rey at the hands of invading Mongol hoards.
The value of Attar’s influence as a beacon of light during these
times cannot be overestimated. He always seems to be focused on
his belief in basic human goodness. Attar insisted that the individual
should concentrate on refining his or her sensitivities in order to escape ignorance and become worthy
of being called a “human being.”
Many generations since Attar have taken refuge in his writings to strengthen their faith to choose
what cannot be seen, over all that can.