Selected Poems from the D V Ni Shamsi Tabr Z

Professor Nicholson's English translation of selected poems from the D v n of R m is often credited as being the best-known version in a European language.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction; 1. Authorship of the D¿v¿n; 2. Jal¿lu 'dd¿n R¿m¿; 3. Shamsi Tabr¿z; 4. The Spiritual Director; 5. Jal¿lu 'dd¿n and Shamsi Tabr¿z; 6. S¿¿ism in Persian poetry. Development of S¿¿ism; 7. The doctrines of Jal¿lu 'dd¿n and Plotinus; 8. Criticism of the D¿v¿n; 9. Editions and Manuscripts of the D¿v¿n; Addenda and corrigenda; Selected poems; Notes; Appendices; Indices.

Summary

Professor Nicholson's English translation of selected poems from the Divan of Rumi is often credited as being the best-known version in a European language. The Persian text is printed with facing English translations, and there are copious notes, a lengthy introduction, appendices and indices.

Product details

• Authors: Maulana Jalal Al-Din Rumi, Jalal Al-Din Rumi Maulana, Nicholson
• Assisted by: Reynold A. Nicholson (Editor), Reynold Alleyne Nicholson (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2010
• EAN: 9780521292177
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29217-7
• No. of pages: 424
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 448 g
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies