It is a general survey of Dr. Dahesh’s literature which shows Dr. Dahesh’s opinions with respect to the formative influences shaping his works, his richly educated mind, the numerous subjects communicated and channeled by him through a multiplicity of genres and different aesthetic styles.
The author of this book is not a writer, not a poet; it is enough to say about him that he is a human being, that is, a man who tried to chant everlasting sweet sorrows, a man who loved life but only through his great love of Dahesh." This quotation cited from the author's Preface to his book draws for us a clear picture of the whole book. This volume is in the form of prose poems or cantos in which the author addresses his well-beloved Guide, Dr. Dahesh. These cantos are suffused with the fragrance of dreams and shades as well as marked with deep intensity of the feelings of love and longing. The reader would be captivated by the profusion of imagery and its hauntingly rhythmical beauty.
The book has been rendered from French into Arabic by the Poet. Mussa Al-Maalouf.
Tens of essays and comments give the reader an overview of Dr. Dahesh’s voluminous literary output, the rich and deep significance of his ideas, the sublimity of his purpose, the beauty of his style, and the diversity of his works.
It is a critical study of the two series by Dr. Dahesh: Gardens of the Gods Adorned with Roses of Paradise and Paradises of the Goddesses Set with Sacred Lotus. The author presents his critical analysis of the prose poems of this series which extend over a period of half a century. He sheds light in this process on the personality of Dr. Dahesh, revealing his sadness, ambitions, revolt, spiritual alienation, prophetic visions, and his opinions of men and life in general. The author, at the same time, presents the innovative techniques in Dr. Dahesh's artistic style and the different aspects of his creative imagination.
This study has been supplemented
The author surfing on the wings of imagination takes us to new undiscovered Edens. Through these tales, you will come to believe that "imagination is the image of reality!" * Original version in French
It is “the story of humanity in this age,” “a harsh but true judgment of humanity,” “A drawing map to a school of thought,” “A literary prodigy,” “the Odyssey of the Twentieth century”: these are a few of the titles to nearly fifty essays and reviews about the book "Memoirs of a Dinar".
The Preface to this book summarizes the major thrust of the book thus: "The great importance of this book is derived from its central figure, Dr. Dahesh, around whom all the events related therein evolve. It is an unpretentious, humble, and true testimony of the man, his deeds, and doctrine, written as a token of gratitude, and tribute to his humanity and unsurpassed greatness, which had the effect of transforming the author's life entirely, making his experience an actual rebirth of his self."
الدكتور داهش بأقلام نخبةٍ من معاصريه
هذا الكتاب إضمامةٌ من زهور الفِكر والاٰدب تضعها الدار الداهشية في نيويورك بكلِّ محبة واعتزاز على مائدة الادب العربي بمناسبة الذكرى المئوية الاولى لولادة الدكتور داهش. مصباحٌ يتوهّج بالمعرفة، ويلقي بنورِهِ على جوانب مهمّه من حياة رجل المعجزات وأسراره. ويرسم ملامحَ واضحة لشخصه وأدبه. كما يُظهر غير قليلٍ من معجزاته وخوارقهِ. بعضُها يكشفُ السِترُ عنه للمرّة الاولى إذْ كان مخبوءًا تحت ألسِنة الكُتّاب الذين اجتُرِحَتْ بحضورهم هذه المعجزات. في الكتاب تعريفٌ بشخص الدكتور داهش وبمؤلَّفاته على اختلاف انتماءاتها الفكريَّة والأدبيَّة والفلسفيَّة. وعَبَقٌ من سيرةِ حياته العَطِرة، وقبساتٌ من ورودِه وبرودِه وبروقهِ ورعودِه. داهش يتحدّث عن نفسه ويكشفُ بعض أسراره وكتّابٌ يتحدثون عنه ويُسهِمون في كشف هذه الأسرار. نُخبةٌ مِن كتَّاب لبنان والعالم العربي دخلوا محراب أدب الدكتور داهش وهيكله المقدس، وأدلَوا بدِلاء المحبة والوفاء للكلمة والتاريخ. منهم مَن عرفه ورافقه في رحلة النور والمعرفة والحقِّ واليقين. ومنهم مَن تعرّف إليه من خلال أدبه وروائعه وما ذكِرَ وأُثِر عنه. وقد تتشابك أفكار الكتَّاب حيناً او تفترق، ولكنَّها تلتقي جميعها على فرادةِ هذا الرجُل وفذوذيّتِه وإتيانه بالجديد والمفيد الذي لو أُحسِن الاستماعُ إليه لاوصل سفائن الناس وقلوبهم إلى شواطئ الأمان . كتابٌ ثرٌّ زاخر بالنور والمعرفة. بين دفّتيه كثير عن حياة الدكتور داهش وكنوزه ورموزه. وكثير إلى المتشوقين للتعرّف إلى رجل الروح والأسرار. والوقوف على آرائه ومعتقداته ومعجزاته.
What are the motives behind Dante’s Divine Comedy or Dr. Dahesh’s Inferno? What are Dante’s and Dr. Dahesh’s concepts of Hell? How did they portray the environment of Hell, the devilish methods of torture, the role of the devils, and the conditions of the damned?
You find an answer to these questions and others in the comparative study of two great authors and their books.