Reorientations / Arabic and Persian Poetry

"Quite simply: these are seminal essays. . . . Distinguished scholarship, erudite, and full of innovative ways of interpreting Arabic and Persian poetry." -Omar Pound "[This book] reads Arabic and Persian poetry in a refreshingly new and significant way. . . . raises our understanding . . . to a new level." -James T. Monroe Innovative methodologies reorient critical readings of classical Middle Eastern literature.