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The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî
by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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- Language
- en
About this book
Creators: Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) "The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî" by Sir Richard Francis Burton is a long poem published in 1880. Written under a Persian pseudonym, Burton presents this work as a translation though no original text ever existed. The poem distills Sufi mystical thought into verse, exploring human reason, ego, and spirituality while drawing from classical Persian masters like Hafez and Omar Khayyam. Burton crafted what scholars call a "spiritual autobiography," attempting to bridge Eastern Sufi wisdom with Western thought through this elaborate literary deception. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 64.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 576