The Essential Rumi - Reissue
New Expanded Edition
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 28, 2004
This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems of Rumi.
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- Who it’s for
- Lyrical translations bring Rumi’s ecstatic, spiritual poetry within reach.
- Themes
- Sufi spirituality, Mystical poetry, Ecstatic poetry
- Genres
- Sufism, Middle Eastern Poetry, Mysticism
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This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems of Rumi. 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.
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The Essential Rumi continues to be the bestselling of all Rumi books, and the definitive selection of his beautiful, mystical poetry.
Poetry to Linger Over
Lyrical translations bring Rumi’s ecstatic, spiritual poetry within reach.
Come here for
- A contemplative way into mystical poetry
- Language that moves between the spiritual and the ecstatic
Expect
- A revised edition with more than 80 previously unpublished poems
- A new introduction by Coleman Barks
Where it sits
| Mysticism | 70% |
|---|---|
| Middle Eastern Poetry | 49% |
| Sufism | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Art History
- World History
- Women's History
- Philosophy Overviews
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- Poetry Anthologies
- Inspirational & Religious Poetry
- Middle Eastern Poetry
- Medieval Poetry
- Authors
- Coleman Barks
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 28, 2004
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Sufi spirituality · Mystical poetry · Ecstatic poetry
- Reading lane
- Art History