{"product_id":"exquisite-things-and-strange-wonders","title":"Exquisite Things and Strange Wonders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA defense of poetry from a towering figure of the medieval Persianate world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in 1294 as the introduction to a book of poetry, the \u003ci\u003eDībācha-yi dīvān-i ghurrat al-kamāl\u003c\/i\u003e became a lauded work in its own right. Its author, Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (1253–1325), was a poet, historian, courtier, Sufi, and musician whose influence still resonates. In this extraordinary text, he defends poetry against its critics, especially religious scholars, while offering a bold system for understanding its forms and for mastering the art. Blending manifesto and autobiography, Khusraw recounts personal struggles and triumphs in a voice by turns aggrieved, proud, and humble yet always commanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than a defense of poetry, the work makes audacious claims about its cultural power and about the central place of Persian poets in India. One of the earliest examples of literary criticism in Persian, it challenges assumptions about poetry, religion, and authority while opening a window onto the world of the Delhi Sultanate. Presented here in a new English translation with the Persian text in the Naskh script, \u003ci\u003eExquisite Things and Strange Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers a vivid portrait of a poet who helped define the literary and intellectual landscape of his time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56207365538136,"sku":"9780674301498","price":38.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780674301498_33ee6316-1f2f-4551-b9de-11300f615137.jpg?v=1780426828","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/exquisite-things-and-strange-wonders","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}