Rumi: Past and Present, East and West
Rumi: Past and Present, East and West: The Life, Teachings and Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi Franklin D. Lewis,
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
ISBN: 1851683356
DDC: 891
Edition: Paperback; 2004-04
Summary:
Who is the bestselling poet in the United States? Allen Ginsburg?
Robert Frost? Walt Whitman? How about Jalal al-Din Rumi? Rumi-mania
has struck hard, inspiring rock bands, high fashion, modern dance,
and opera. All this from the son of an Islamic preacher born in the
foothills of the Pamir Mountains in 1207. If you'd like to separate
the hype from the facts, look no further than Franklin Lewis's pièce
de résistance, Rumi: Past and Present, East and West, the last word
in Rumi scholarship. The first half is a biography of sorts, in which
Lewis examines the available information about Rumi's father, his
mentors, their teachings, and Rumi's own activities. In the second
half, he takes up Rumi, himself, his writings, his message, and the
Mevlevi order that grew up around him. He summarizes Western
scholarship on Rumi, and perhaps most interesting for the poetry
lover, he evaluates translations of Rumi, going back as far as the
early 19th century and right up to Coleman Barks and Deepak Chopra.
For an academic, Lewis writes with a refreshing swiftness, aplomb,
and wit--characteristics Rumi would appreciate. --Brian Bruya
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