Intoxication, Earthly and Heavenly : Seven Studies on the Poet Hafiz of Shiraz

Hafiz of Shiraz whose poems inspired Goethe to compose his «West-östlicher Divan» is the most highly esteemed and most popular among the masters of Persian poetry. The seven essays gathered in this volume - which is being published in commemoration of the 600th anniversary of the poet's death - explore various methods of approach to Hafiz's lyrical poetry.