Odes Mystiques (Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi) Traduction du persan et notes
by Rumi, Mawlana Djalal-Od-Din
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Paris: Editions Klincksieck. Very Good+. 1984. First Edition Thus. Paperback. 326 pages; Clean and secure in original white wrappers printed in sky blue. A French translation from the Persian with scholarly notes. Divan-i Shams-i Tabrizi (The Works of Shams of Tabriz) is a collection of poems written by the Persian poet and Sufi mystic Mawlana Jalal-ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Rumi. A compilation of lyric poems written in the Persian language, it contains more than 40,000 verses and over 3,000 ghazals. While following the long tradition of Sufi poetry, the poems in the Divan showcase Rumis unique, trance-like poetic style. Although not a didactic work, the Divan still explores deep philosophical themes, particularly those of love and longing. In 1244 C.E, Rumi, then a jurist and spiritual counselor working at the behest of the Seljuk Sultan of Rûm, met a wandering Persian Sufi dervish named Shams-i Tabrizi in Konya. Shams became a spiritual teacher to Rumi, who previously had no background in poetics, and introduced him to music, sung poetry, and dance through Sufi samas. Shams abruptly left Konya in 1246 C.E, returned a year later, then vanished again in 1248 C.E, possibly having been murdered. During Shams initial separation from Rumi, Rumi wrote poetic letters to Shams pleading for his return. Following Shams second disappearance, Rumi returned to writing poetry lauding Shams and lamenting his disappearance. These poems would be collected after Rumis death by his students as the Divan-i Shams-i Tabrizi. The Divan has influenced several poets and writers. American Transcendentalists such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman were acquainted with the Divan, and were inspired by its philosophical mysticism. Many late Victorian and Georgian poets in England were also acquainted with Rumi from Nicholsons translation of the Divan. .
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- Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Odes Mystiques (Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi) Traduction du persan et notes
- Author
- Rumi, Mawlana Djalal-Od-Din
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Editions Klincksieck
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Persian Literature, Rumi, French Language and Literature, Persian Poetry, Sufi, Sufism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature in Translation;
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