The Conference of The Birds

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THE CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS
Mantiq Ut-tair, The Conference of the Birds, was composed in the twelfth century by the Persian poet, Farid ud-Din Attar, in the form of an allegorical poem, based on the teaching of the Sufis, of whom Attar was one of the greatest. The birds assemble together to discuss how to set out on the pilgrimage to the court of the Simurgh—the City of God. Each of them, according to his type, speaks to the Hoopoe about his difficulties. In her discourse, the Hoopoe tells anecdotes and stories, gay as well as grave, to give point to her teaching. Eventually they set out and reached the court of the Simurgh, where they finally attain union with him.
Since Mantiq Ut-tair first appeared, nearly eight hundred years ago, manuscript copies of the poem have been produced from time to time in the countries of the Middle East, but only two partial translations, both long out of print, have been published in England. Mr Nott's rendering from the French prose translation... Tovább

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THE CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS
Mantiq Ut-tair, The Conference of the Birds, was composed in the twelfth century by the Persian poet, Farid ud-Din Attar, in the form of an allegorical poem, based on the teaching of the Sufis, of whom Attar was one of the greatest. The birds assemble together to discuss how to set out on the pilgrimage to the court of the Simurgh—the City of God. Each of them, according to his type, speaks to the Hoopoe about his difficulties. In her discourse, the Hoopoe tells anecdotes and stories, gay as well as grave, to give point to her teaching. Eventually they set out and reached the court of the Simurgh, where they finally attain union with him.
Since Mantiq Ut-tair first appeared, nearly eight hundred years ago, manuscript copies of the poem have been produced from time to time in the countries of the Middle East, but only two partial translations, both long out of print, have been published in England. Mr Nott's rendering from the French prose translation of Garcin de Tassy is virtually complete, and as such is the first to appear in English. The book is, as Attar says, 'A gift for distinguished men and a boon for the common'. Miss Adamson's brush drawings are based on those in a Persian manuscript of Mantiq Ut-tair. An appendix includes a glossary, a note on Attar and a note on the Sufis.
*This lovely fable has been translated into fine and careful English and appears in attractive format.' —The Times Literaty Supplement Vissza