Nizami Ganjavi
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| Original Title: | ليلى و مجنون [Leyli o Majnun] |
| ISBN: | 1857821610 (ISBN13: 9781857821611) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Majnun, Laila, Layla |
| Setting: | Iran, Islamic Republic of Persia |
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The text is a prose rendition of Nizami's 12th-century poetic masterpiece, in which he reshapes the legends of Majnun, the quintessential romantic fool, into a tale of the ideal lover. For the Sufis, Majnun represents the perfect devotee of the "religion of the heart," and the story is an allegory of the soul's longing for God. This is a beautiful production, and it includes a final chapter newly translated from the Persian by Omid Safi and Zia Inayat Khan.Details Regarding Books Layla and Majnun
| Title | : | Layla and Majnun |
| Author | : | Nizami Ganjavi |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 1997 by John Blake (first published 1188) |
| Categories | : | Poetry. Classics. Fiction. Romance. Cultural. Iran. Novels |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 2590 Users | 263 ReviewsCriticism Regarding Books Layla and Majnun
This book felt like reading 200+ of deep Instagram captions! .(minor spoilers ahead!!) ......I was expecting a decent tragic romance but nah, I had to endure more that 200 pages of Majnun and his tormented love for Layla who, btw, I didn't get to know more about her other than she's really pretty. .Something, among a number of other things that infuriated me was when Majnun blamed Layla for his suffering and she's the one who made his life into misery: ."Yes, it was you. You were the one whothe story is metaphorical - the love affair actually represents the humanly impossible love for God.
It's as if I was ripped in half by the Divine, and then in half once more, and again and again until what was left did not resemble what I once was. But then, as I finished the last page, I was put together, made anew. This book is no average book, even in the scope of classic Sufi literature. This is a journey. I have never felt such empathy for a character like I do for Majnun. Because in some small way, we're all Majnun for what we love most and dear. And even more so for what we cannot have.
Layli o Majnun = "Layla and Majnun" = The Story of Layla and Majnun, (1192), Nizami Ganjavi I pass by these walls, the walls of LaylaAnd I kiss this wall and that wallIts not Love of the walls that has enraptured my heartBut of the One who dwells within them Layla and Majnun is a love story between Qais ibn Al-Mulawah and Layla that took place in the 12th century. Lord Byron called it the Romeo and Juliet of the East. Qays and Layla fall in love with each other when they are young, but when
Layla and Majnun is a surprisingly easy read and absolutely essential to understanding medieval Arabic and Persian poetry (and much more), as well a very particular language of love with deep roots in the Sufi tradition. Majnun's love and yearning for Layla (and vice versa) leads to their tragic end, yet an end that is arguably praised by Nizami.
This book felt like reading 200+ of deep Instagram captions! .(minor spoilers ahead!!) ......I was expecting a decent tragic romance but nah, I had to endure more that 200 pages of Majnun and his tormented love for Layla who, btw, I didn't get to know more about her other than she's really pretty. .Something, among a number of other things that infuriated me was when Majnun blamed Layla for his suffering and she's the one who made his life into misery: ."Yes, it was you. You were the one who
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