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Title: Mystical Poems of Rumi; First Selection, Poems 1-200 by Jalal Al Din Rumi, Jalalu'l-Din Rumi, A. J. Jarthur John Arberry ISBN: 0-226-73151-0 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: March, 1974 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the best translations
Comment: It is unfortunate that most readers are introduced to Rumi through the "interpretations" of Coleman Barks (you'll notice I didn't say translations). A. J. Arberry's tranlslations are where readers should start; as a matter of fact Barks himself said that he uses Arberry's translations, which should speak volumes in itself. Arberry stays very close to the literal readings and the notes he provides are invaluable when reading these poems. There are a few places where the notes prove very helpful because Rumi plays on words a lot and the double meanings would have went over my head otherwise. And because Rumi's original works haven't survived there are several versions of what might be called his "original" poetry. The differences, when they arise, are included in the notes and there are a few instances where the alternate reading makes more sense than the one given. If you are an avid reader of Rumi or looking for an introduction, this book and its companion volume are a must have.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best
Comment: This 2 volume set of translations by Arberry and the translations by Nicholson are the best readily available. Numerous "renderings" by popular writers littering the bookstores fail to even touch the depth and layers of meaning to be found in Rumi. These are works of spiritual power brought to life for the english reader by a scholar in the language and history of the Sufi traditions. If you want the real thing, this is it.
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Title: Mystical Poems of Rumi, 2: Second Selection Poems 201-400 by Jalal Al-Din Rumi, Ehsan Arshater, A.J. Arberry, Jalalu'l-Din Rumi, Ehsan Yarshater ISBN: 0226731529 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: September, 1991 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Essential Rumi - reissue : New Expanded Edition by Coleman Barks ISBN: 0062509594 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 14 February, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Rumi's World : The Life and Works of the Greatest Sufi Poet by Annemarie Schimmel ISBN: 0877736111 Publisher: Shambhala Pub. Date: 22 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Rumi: The Book of Love : Poems of Ecstasy and Longing by Coleman Barks ISBN: 0060523166 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 07 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: I Heard God Laughing: Renderings of Hafiz by Hafiz, Daniel Ladinsky, Henry S. Mindlin, H. Wilberforce Clarke ISBN: 0915828189 Publisher: Sufism Reoriented Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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