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Jalaloddin Rumi Was A Poet And Mystic Of The Highest Attainment, But He Was First And Foremost A Spiritual Teacher. His Verses Lead The Reader Along The Path Of Divine Love, Towards An Understanding Of The Deepest Truth That Underlies Reality. Rumi Draws On A Vast Range Of Sources, From Fables To Stories From Daily Life And Religious Tradition, To Compose A Remarkable Text, Which Is A Ladder To The Spiritual World. Alan Williams's Translation Into Blank Verse Conveys The Poetry Of The Original Persian Couplets, While His Introduction Discusses How The Modern Reader Might Approach Rumi's Writing. This Edition Also Includes Notes, A Chronology Of Rumi's Life And Further Reading.--book Jacket. Dedication -- The Song Of The Reed -- The King And The Slave-girl -- The Greengrocer And The Parrot -- The Jewish King Who Killed Christians -- Another Jewish King -- The Lion, The Hare And The Hunted Animals -- Omar And The Byzantine Ambassador -- The Merchant And The Parrot -- The Danger Of Being Honoured By People -- Explanation Of 'as God Wills So It Comes To Pass' -- The Old Harpist -- The Caliph And The Poor Bedouin -- The Wolf And The Fox Attend The Lion On A Hunt -- Joseph And His Guest

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Author

Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, Alan Williams

Publisher

Penguin Group USA, Inc.

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780140447910

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, Humanities

Rating

4.6 / 5 (38 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14