Book Detail:- Pref, Index Short Description:- A reprint of Nicholson's Classic survey of the field of Islamic poetry and mysticism. Intended as reading for students of sufism, philosophy and literature, also providing an introduction to the translation of both. The book was first published in 1920. Book Detail:- Pref, Index Short Description:- A reprint of Nicholson's Classic survey of the field of Islamic poetry and mysticism. Intended as reading for students of sufism, philosophy and literature, also providing an introduction to the translation of both.

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20 Dec 2007

The Biography Of A Poetry

goldensohn lorrie

Rs. 1328.00

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A Biography of a Poetry is a fascinating account of one of the most influential and beloved poets of the past fifty years. Writing a clean, spare poetry of elegance, lucidity, and great charm, Bishop appears to offer small insight into her private life, wryly remarking that confessional poets ''over (more) A Biography of a Poetry is a fascinating account of one of the most influential and beloved poets of the past fifty years. Writing a clean, spare poetry of elegance, lucidity, and great charm, Bishop appears to offer small insight into her private life, wryly remarking that confessional poets ''overdo the morbidity.

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17 Oct 2007

A Grain of Poetry

Kohl, Herbert R.

Rs. 611.20

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The award-winning author of A Call to Character offers a helpful handbook for reading and interpreting contemporary poetry and includes a series of critical guidelines to help readers discover poetry that both informs and inspires them. Reprint. 20,000 first printing. The award-winning author of A Call to Character offers a helpful handbook for reading and interpreting contemporary poetry and includes a series of critical guidelines to help readers discover poetry that both informs and inspires them. Reprint.

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3 May 2008

Selected Poetry

Kanda, K.C.

RS. 275.00, US$ 7.05

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(Firaq Gorakhpuri was one of the most eminent Urdu poets of the 20th century. The book contains a comprehensive sampling of his representative poetry, along with its English translation and transliteration in Romanised script.)

13 Oct 2007

Poetry into Song

Stein, Deborah / Spillman, Robert

Rs. 4186.60

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When Franz Schubert put Goethe's poem "Gretchen am Spinnrade" to music in 1814, he created a musical form that has captivated audiences ever since. In Poetry into Song, Deborah Stein and Robert Spillman challenge readers to seek a richer, more imaginative understanding of Lied - the nineteenth-centu (more) When Franz Schubert put Goethe's poem "Gretchen am Spinnrade" to music in 1814, he created a musical form that has captivated audiences ever since. In Poetry into Song, Deborah Stein and Robert Spillman challenge readers to seek a richer, more imaginative understanding of Lied - the nineteenth-century German art song.

Written for students of voice, piano, and theory and for all singers and accompanists, Poetry into Song establishes a framework for the analysis of song based on a process of performing, listening, analyzing, and performing again. This unique approach emphasizes the reciprocal interaction between performance and analysis.

Focusing on the masterworks, Poetry into Song features numerous poetic texts, as well as a core repertory of songs. Examples throughout the text demonstrate points, and end of chapter questions reinforce concepts and encourage directed analysis.

While numerous books have been written on Lieder and German Romantic poetry, Poetry into Song is the first to combine performance, musical analysis, textual analysis, and the interrelation between poetry and music in a truly systematic, thorough way (less)

18 Mar 2008