- Paperback: 180 pages
- Publisher: Bardic Press (20 Nov 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0974566705
- ISBN-13: 978-0974566702
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 14.8 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,254,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Hafiz of Shiraz was one of the very greatest Persian poets. The poetry of Hafiz is erotic yet spiritual, both sensual and symbolic, full of images of wine and the tavern, of the Beloved, of nightingales and roses. Bardic Press is proud to announce a new edition of Richard Le Gallienne's moving and poetic translations of Hafiz.
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Hafiz was born around 1320 in Shiraz, Persia. His Divan is a classic of world literature and has been translated many times into English.
Richard Le Gallienne was a contemporary of Oscar Wilde and W.B.Yeats, a member of the famous Rhymer's Club, who used to meet in the Olde Cheshire Cheese pub in Fleet Street. Born in Liverpool England, he was a well-known and prolific literary figure from the 1890s until the end of his life. He moved to the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century, where his daughter, Eva Le Gallienne, became a famous actress.
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THE WORST OF HAFIZ, 5 Oct 2004
By Charlie K Mitchell "Reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: New Nightingale, New Rose (Paperback)
If you like either Hafiz or poetry, do NOT buy this book. The translator, Richard Le Gallienne, thinks Hafiz is a traditional love poet and an alcoholic. "Whatever mystical meanings may lie beneath," he writes, "on the surface, at all events, the poems of Hafiz seem easy to understand. [Even] if they should have a secondary significance, most of us will, I think, be content to take them ... as lyrical expressions of joy and sorrow on earth." In other words Mr. Gallienne does not understand Hafiz even slightly. His translation (which is actually a "rendering" of several real translations) is devoid of both insight and appreciation.If you like poetry, the book is equally bad. Take this: "You little Turk of Shiraz Town / Freebooter of the hearts of men / As beautiful, as says renown, / Are your free booting Turkomen." Or this: "On a journey she is starting / How can I the anguish bear? / Oh the pain of her departing! / May the peace belong to her." In short, the poetry is doggerel, made up of forced rhymes, twisted syntax and meaningless images.
Daniel Ladinsky's sometimes too-hip translations are far better than these 19th century jingles. Avoid them!
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An important translation., 27 Oct 2004
By King of Mars - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: New Nightingale, New Rose (Paperback)
To get a deeper insight into Hafiz, or any significant work of literature in a foreign language, more than one translation is usually necessary. Reading this translation by Le Galliene helped me get a better grip on this sublime poetry by this incredible sufi poet. Landinsky is also excellent. Hafiz is too profound to be captured completely by any one translator and I found reading both of these translations helped me better appreciate Hafiz the Man - Hafiz the Poet, as well as the efforts of both translators. Great stuff.
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A Musical Hafiz!, 30 Jan 2005
By Teresa M. Finn "Tiffin" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: New Nightingale, New Rose (Paperback)
I cannot read Persian but I have heard from people who can that Hafiz, like all great poets, wrote poetry which combines music and different levels of meaning to create something that can leave an indelible impression on the reader. No translation can truly capture that, especially when the languages are as different as English and Persian are. There are many translations of Hafiz that give us some idea of the meaning of his poetry. Many are pretty plodding as literature-the ideas and images are there but no music. At his best, Le Gallienne could transmit a feeling of lyricism and beauty that one doesn't often find in Hafiz translations. For this I feel he is a useful addition to your library if you're trying to study Hafiz.
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