Selected Poems from the Divani Shamsi Tabriz by Nicholson

Selected Poems from the Divani Shamsi Tabriz by Nicholson

The D v ni Shamsi Tabr z is a masterpiece of Persian literature and a classic work in the history of S ism. With his Masnav it is one of the key writings of the renowned mystic poet Jal lu 'dd n R m (1207 1273). Professor Nicholson's English translation of selected poems from the D v n of R m was first published in 1898, and is often credited as being the best-known version in a European language. It is suitable for scholars and students of Persian literature and for all those interested in the mystical literature of Islam. The Persian text is printed with facing English translations, and there are copious notes, a lengthy introduction, appendices and indices.

Professor Tom Nicholson, Faculty of Education, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Born in Australia, trained and worked as a teacher there, worked as a researcher for the Ministry of Education in South Australia, completed a PhD at The University of Minnesota, and since then worked at University level in New Zealand. The last 15 years worked at The University of Auckland, New Zealand's premier University. The University of Auckland is ranked very highly in international research surveys and our last Vice Chancellor has recently been appointed to the same role at Oxford University.

An experienced teacher workshop presenter. Awards: Alexander Onassis Fellowship; International Reading Association doctoral award.

Worked as a magazine columnist on education issues.

Currently directing and teaching in a long-term research project to improve the reading achievement of children who are not responding to normal school interventions. The project involves three reading clinics situated in schools in Auckland. Pupils come from both middle class as well as low-income parts of the city. Parents bring their children after school for one-to-one tuition, one hour each week. Each year up to 20 University students receive training and work as tutors in the clinics. The reading project uses The Phonics Handbook as the teaching manual. This is the 5^th year of the project and hundreds of children have benefited from the tuition. The project also offers an annual 3-week reading summer school aimed at children in poverty areas of Auckland who might benefit from free tuition. Funding for the project comes from private donors and parent donations.

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ISBN 13	9780521292177
ISBN 10	0521292174
Title	Selected Poems from the Divani Shamsi Tabriz
Author	Nicholson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1977-09-01
Number of pages	424
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