Make A Shield From Wisdom [Hardcover]

First published in 1993. This is a collection of Selected Verses from Nasir-i Khusraw's Dzvan. The work of the Persian author in both its philosophical and poetical aspects has been known in the West for more than a century. The outward political and religious events of the first half of the eleventh century were the canvas on which Nasir-i Khusraw's poetry and prose developed.Introduction; Chapter 1 N??ir-i Khusraw as a Poet; Chapter 2 The Contents of N??ir-i Khusraws Poetry; Chapter 3 Selected Poems from the D?v?n;US? Islamic Publications Limited 1993