Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers

Name: Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers
Author: W. A. Clouston

By W. A. Clouston

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A collection of essays and translations exploring Persian and wider Near Eastern literature, folklore, and humor. It opens with a biographical sketch and critical account of a major Persian poet and his Gulistán, then gathers anecdotes, witticisms, and fables that illustrate Oriental humour; retells and comments on the Tuti Náma frame-stories; compiles rabbinical legends, parables, and aphorisms; and includes an Arabian love tale, an apocryphal life of Aesop, and short essays on medieval clergy and cultural customs. The pieces combine summary, paraphrase, and commentary to present stories, moral sayings, and comparative folklore for a general readership.

About the Author

W. A. Clouston

W. A. Clouston was a writer known for his contributions to literature that often drew from Eastern sources and folklore. His notable works include "Book of Wise Sayings / Selected Largely from Eastern Sources," which compiles proverbs and wisdom from various cultures, and "The Book of Noodles / Stories of Simpletons; or, Fools and Their Follies," a collection of humorous tales that explore the follies of human nature. Clouston's writing reflects a fascination with the wisdom found in diverse traditions, making his works a unique blend of cultural insights and storytelling.