The conference of the birds / (Record no. 4087)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
|---|---|
| -- | 0140444343 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| -- | 9780140444346 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| -- | PK-IsLIS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| -- | 891.5511 A883C 1984 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| -- | Attar, Farid ud-Din. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| -- | The conference of the birds / |
| -- | Farid ud-Din Attar, Afkham Darbandi, Dick Davis, Dick Davis. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| -- | Cambridge [Eng.] : |
| -- | Penguin Classics, |
| -- | 1984. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| -- | 234 p. |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| -- | Penguin classics. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| -- | The acclaimed translation of a magnificent work of Persian poetry—now updated with new material Composed in the twelfth century in northeastern Iran, Farid Attar’s great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvelous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism, it describes the pilgrimage of the world’s birds in search of their ideal king, the Simorgh bird, and the arduous journey they take to reach him. This masterly translation preserves the poem’s rhymed couplet form and nuances of la |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | Sufism -- Early works to 1800. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | Sufi poetry. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | Sufi poetry, Persian. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| -- | Darbandi, Afkham |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| -- | Davis, Dick, |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| -- | BK |
| 999 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBERS (KOHA) | |
| -- | 4087 |
| -- | 4087 |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| -- | 891_551100000000000_A883C_1984 |
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| -- | 4886 |
| -- | 001 |
| -- | 001 |
| -- | Ground Floor |
| -- | 2014-11-25 |
| -- | 891.5511 A883C 1984 |
| -- | 500574 |
| -- | 2014-11-25 |
| -- | BK |
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