Birds Through a Ceiling of Alabaster
| Author | : George Brian Hamilton Wightman |
| Publisher | : Harmondsworth ; Baltimore [etc.] : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 140 |
| Release | : 1975 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015013401180 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Birds Through a Ceiling of Alabaster by : George Brian Hamilton Wightman
Download or read book Birds Through a Ceiling of Alabaster written by George Brian Hamilton Wightman and published by Harmondsworth ; Baltimore [etc.] : Penguin. This book was released on 1975 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baghdad, throughout the Abbasid dynasty, was the centre of Arab-Muslim culture where the assimilation of Persian, Indian and Greek writing and thought produced a rich and diverse literature. The three poets represented in this volume wrote between the eighth and tenth centuries A.D., and range in mood from serious speculation to exuberant sensuality to delicate lyricism."--Back cover.
