Khosrow And Shirin - Nezami Ganjavi

A Tragic Epic Love Story Before Romeo And Juliet, By One Of The Greatest Medieval Persian Romance Poets, In A Modern-verse English Translation By Dick Davis A Penguin Classic Based On Historical Characters Of The Seventh-century Iranian Court And Written 850 Years Ago, The Narrative Poem About Khosrow And Shirin Shares A Shelf With The Most Intensely Romantic Classic Stories Readers Love, From Tristan And Isolde To Layla And Majnun To Romeo And Juliet To Gatsby And Daisy. The Love Between An Iranian Prince (khosrow) And An Armenian Princess (shirin) Is At The Center Of This Tumultuous Tale In Which The Powers Of Politics And Warfare Intertwine With No Less Powerful Forces Of Erotic Desire And The Quest For Personal And Spiritual Fulfilment. Theirs Is A Complex Love Story Based On Conflicting Concepts Of Love, One Regarding The Beloved As A Prize To Be Conquered And Possessed, The Other Unrequited And All-consuming, Relishing The Very Notion Of The Annihilation Of The Self Through Love.