Ein Palast mit 7 Kuppeln, unter denen ihn - im Wechsel der Wochentage - 7 wunderschöne Frauen erwarten und ihm 7 Geschichten erzählen: das ist die eine Seite im Leben von König Bahram, dem sagenumwobenen Herrscher des Sassanidenreiches. Die andere besteht aus Kämpfen gegen Drachen, Chinesen und, nicht zuletzt, gegen den eignen Wesir, der das Reich an den Rand des Abgrundes geführt hat: ein monumentales Epos aus dem mittelalterlichen Persien.
Set against the backdrop of the seventh-century Iranian court, this love story centers on the passionate relationship between Khosrow, an Iranian prince, and Shirin, an Armenian princess. The narrative intertwines themes of politics, warfare, and erotic desire, exploring the complexities of love as both a conquering force and a source of unrequited longing. Dick Davis's modern-verse translation captures the original's lyrical beauty, while his insightful introduction enriches the reader's understanding, making this timeless tale accessible to both scholars and general readers alike.
The Persian epic that inspired Eric Clapton's unforgettable love song "Layla" and that Lord Byron called "the Romeo and Juliet of the East," in a masterly new translation A Penguin Classic The iconic love story of the Middle East, by a twelfth-century Persian poet who has been compared to Shakespeare for his subtlety, inventiveness, and dramatic force, Layli and Majnun tells of star-crossed lovers whose union is tragically thwarted by their families and whose passion continues to ripple out across the centuries. Theirs is a love that lasts a lifetime, and in Nezami's immortal telling, erotic longing blends with spiritual self-denial in an allegory of Sufi aspiration, as the amenities of civilization give way to the elemental wilderness, desire is sublimated into a mystical renunciation of the physical world, and the soul confronts its essence. This is a tour de force of Persian literature, in a translation that captures the extraordinary power and virtuosity of the original.
Příběh panice, který se chtěl oddat rozkoši s milenkou v zahradě, ale pokaždé se vyskytla překážka...