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Solwan; Or, Waters Of Comfort Ed. By M. Amari - Softcover

Muhammad B. Abd Allah Ibn Zafer

 
9780371906828: Solwan; Or, Waters Of Comfort Ed. By M. Amari

Synopsis

Solwan; Or, Waters Of Comfort Ed. By M. Amari, And Rendered In Engl. From His Ital. Version By The Translator Of 'The Sicilian Vespers' — Muhammad B. Abd Allah Ibn Zafer In this English edition, the work presents a chain of medieval Persian-Arabic fables and moral exempla framed as advisories to kings and viziers. The second volume features CHAPTER II, in which Ain Ahlih, a beautiful youth, is drawn into peril through covetousness and desire, only to be guided by an old woman who teaches through allegory and parable. A succession of tales—the horse and the wild boar, the gazelle and the antelope, and the bear and the monkey—serve as didactic devices on fortitude, patience, and self-knowledge. Interwoven with these narratives are verses and traditions from the Koran and early Prophet traditions about patience and contentment, forming a meditation on governance, virtue, and the duties of rulers toward their subjects. The collection uses fable to illuminate moral and philosophical truths about power, humility, and human frailty.

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