Ḥaqīqat-i 'Ishq rā bā Man Bigū: Nigāhi bah Ma'ruf'tarin Ash'ār-i 'Ashiqānah az Viliyām Shikspiyir tā Bāb Dilin (2 Zabānah): Persian 1403

What is about love poetry that we so love? Why is poetry such a popular medium for expressing love? This short book will try to answer these questions by taking a look at some of the finest poetry in the English language. The complex, concentrated language of a poem has a lot in common with the complexity and intensity of love. But poetry is never only about love. Its meanings reach into other areas of our lives. The popularity of love poetry suggests that readers crave literary encounters with love. We want to have our feelings and experiences reflected on us in words. Reading poems, we anticipate a glimmer of recognition. This book starts with a look at love poetry’s modern historical development. Then we spend time with individual poets, beginning with William Shakespeare in the sixteenth century. Their verse will demonstrate different ways in which poets have written about love.