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Beholding Beauty: Saʿdi of Shiraz and the Aesthetics of Desire in Medieval Persian Poetry by Domenico Ingenito is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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"Beholding Beauty: Sadi of Shiraz and the Aesthetics of Desire in Medieval Persian Poetry explores the relationship between sexuality, politics, and spirituality in the lyrics of Sadi Shirazi (d. 1282 CE), one of the most revered masters of classical Persian literature. Relying on a variety of sources, including unstudied manuscripts, Domenico Ingenito presents the so-called inimitable smoothness of the poet's lyric style as a serene yet multifaceted window into the uncanny beauty of the world,
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- Author
- Domenico Ingenito
- Publisher
- Boston : Brill
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9789004435896
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Poetry, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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