TitleWITH SA'DI IN THE GARDEN, OR, The Book of Love, BEING THE "ISHK" OR THIRD CHAPTER OF THE " BÔSTÂN" OF THE PERSIAN POET SA'DI, FOURTH EDITIONEmbodied in a dialogue held in the garden of the Taj Mahal, at Agra |
AuthorSir Edwin Arnold (June 10, 1832–March 24, 1904) see Wikipedia entry.SIR EDWIN ARNOLD, M.A., K.C.I.E., CS.I. AUTHOR OF " THE LIGHT OF ASIA," ETC. ETC. |
PUBLISHEDKEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRÜBNER, & CO. LtdPATERNOSTER HOUSE, CHARING CROSS ROAD 1893 |
DESCRIPTIONWITH SA'DI IN THE GARDEN, OR, The Book of Love, BEING THE "ISHK" OR THIRD CHAPTER OF THE " BÔSTÂN" OF THE PERSIAN POET SA'DI, FOURTH EDITIONEmbodied in a dialogue held in the garden of the Taj Mahal, at Agra. In this work, which is dedicated to the Earl of Dufferin, the Author, after minutely describing the beautiful Tomb and surrounding Gardens of the Taj Mahal, introduces a group composed of a learned Mirza, two singing-girls with their attendant, and an Englishman, who pass the night in the Mosque attached to the famous Monument, reading the Chapter of Sa'di upon " Love," and conversing upon that theme, with accompaniments of music and dancing. The larger portion of the Book is original, and comprises, besides the included translations from Sa'di, many lyrical pieces in the Persian manner, sung by the accomplished musicians, and also several novel Oriental Tales illustrating the dialogue. The sections in this poem taken directly from the Persian are printed in italics, and present the third chapter of the Bostan nearly as it stands in the text of Sa'di. The bulk of the poem is original, though some passages imitate the Persian manner. Utmost acknowledgments are due to the prose translation of " The Garden," by Capt. H. Wilberforce Clarke, E.E., one of the very best and most faithful ever made from an Oriental classic. Those familiar with Persian literature will be aware of certain necessary modifications. The accomplished singing-girls are types from the life. |
LANGUAGE: English
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