Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-211) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- 1. Whitman and the Persian poets: an introduction -- 2. Whitman as poet-prophet -- 3. Rumi and Hafez as poet-prophets -- 4. Whitman: man's divinity and the mystic poet's egotism -- 5. Rumi and Hafez: man's divinity and the mystic poet's egotism -- 6. Whitman and the Persian poets: life, death, and immortality -- Works cited -- Index.
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Spine Title
Whitman & the Persian poets
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 - Religion.
Hafiz, 14th cent. Influence.
Mowlavi, Jalal al -Din Mohammad ebn Mohammad, 1207-1273 - Influence.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
American poetry - 19th century - Persian influences.