Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute Fellow, Dr. Homa Katouzian, recently published Sa’di in Love: The Lyrical Verses of Persia’s Master Poet (I.B. Tauris), a new translation of Sa’di’s work bound to become an indispensable reference for students and enthusiasts of Iranian history, literature and culture. Sa’di (1210-1281) is a vital classical poet and a towering figure of the medieval Persian canon. Comparable in skill and stature to other Persian poets such as Ferdowsi, Hafez, Rumi and Omar Khayyam, Sa’di’s verses address universal themes of passion, love and the human condition in works which are both psychologically perceptive and beautifully crafted. Funded in part by a grant from Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute, the book provides the Persian text and Dr. Katouzian’s English translation side-by-side.
Dr. Katouzian is a historian and literary critic, with a special interest in Iranian studies. He is the Iran Heritage Research Fellow at St. Antony’s College, Oxford, and the Editor of Iranian Studies, the bimonthly Journal of the International Society for Iranian Studies. This new publication is his fourth on Sa’di.
