Piercing Pearls: Volume One: The Complete Anthology of Persian Poetry Court, Sufi, Dervish, Satirical, Ribald, Prison & Social Poetry from the 9th to the 13th century.

PIERCING PEARLS: VOLUME ONE The Complete Anthology of Persian Poetry Court, Sufi, Dervish, Satirical, Ribald, Prison & Social Poetry from the 9th to the 13th century. Translations, Introduction and Notes by Paul Smith This 2 volume anthology is the largest anthology of Persian Poetry published. The introduction contains a history and explanation of all the forms used by the poets, a short history of the Persian language, Sufism in Persian Poetry & a Glossary of Sufi & Dervish Symbols plus a...