| The Essential Rumi - Reissue: New Expanded Edition Contributor(s): Barks, Coleman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062509586 ISBN-13: 9780062509581 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: The life of Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273), a brilliant scholar and popular teacher, was forever changed when he met a powerful wandering dervish and began a new plateau of spiritual enlightenment. Now, from the premier interpreter of Rumi comes the first definitive one-volume collection of the enduringly popular spiritual poetry by this extraordinary Sufi mystic. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Ancient & Classical - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious - Religion | Christianity - Catechisms |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 94044995 |
| Physical Information: 1.33" H x 5.69" W x 8.33" (1.22 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems. Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to a remarkably wide range of readers, making the ecstatic, spiritual poetry of thirteenth-century Sufi Mystic Rumi more popular than ever. The Essential Rumi continues to be the bestselling of all Rumi books, and the definitive selection of his beautiful, mystical poetry. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barks, Coleman: - Coleman Barks is a renowned poet and the bestselling author of The Essential Rumi, Rumi: The Big Red Book, The Soul of Rumi, Rumi: The Book of Love, and The Drowned Book. He was prominently featured in both of Bill Moyers' PBS television series on poetry, The Language of Life and Fooling with Words. He taught English and poetry at the University of Georgia for thirty years, and he now focuses on writing, readings, and performances. |