Dick Davis reads poems three short Persian poems

Name: Dick Davis reads poems three short Persian poems
Uploaded: 2013-12-24T19:11:58Z
Duration: P75S
Description: Dick Davis, a preeminent scholar of medieval Persian literature, recently published "Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz," a book of poems he translated from mid-14th century Iran. Here, he read three poems by Jahan Malek Khatun, an Inju Princess. Check out more Art Beat: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/

Clip: 12/24/2013 | 1m 15s

Dick Davis, a preeminent scholar of medieval Persian literature, recently published "Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz," a book of poems he translated from mid-14th century Iran. Here, he read three poems by Jahan Malek Khatun, an Inju Princess. Check out more Art Beat: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/

Aired: 12/24/13

Rating: NR

Problems Playing Video? | Closed Captioning

Major corporate funding for the PBS NewsHour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer …

Major corporate funding for the PBS NewsHour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and American Cruise Lines. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.

Dick Davis reads poems three short Persian poems

More News and Public Affairs Shows