Rumi : poems from the Divan-e Shams /
This volume of translations of another of the major figures of Persian poetry brings the same qualities of poetic skill and scholarly precision to the task. It traces the changing and sometimes challenging relationship between the scholarly Rumi and the unpredictable dervish Shams, who suddenly appe...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the original Persian into English. |
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Oxford, Ohio :
Miami University Press,
[2020]
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| Summary: | This volume of translations of another of the major figures of Persian poetry brings the same qualities of poetic skill and scholarly precision to the task. It traces the changing and sometimes challenging relationship between the scholarly Rumi and the unpredictable dervish Shams, who suddenly appeared in his life, and through it the deepening of Rumi's experience of love and his insight into mysticism. We also get occasional glimpses of Rumi the man and a sense of the times in which he lived. While there exist a number of translations of Rumi's Divan this one manages to create memorable poetry in English while remaining true to the original. There are detailed notes on the poems and a ground-breaking discussion of text and context. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 244 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-241). |
| ISBN: | 9781881163671 1881163679 |