Bibliograph

Rumi's little book of love and laughter, teaching stories and fables, Coleman Barks

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Rumi's little book of love and laughter, teaching stories and fables, Coleman Barks

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rumi's little book of love and laughter

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

959935041

Responsibility statement

Coleman Barks

Sub title

teaching stories and fables

Summary

Rowdy, ecstatic, and sometimes stern, these teaching stories and fables reveal new and very human properties in Rumi's vision. Included here are the notorious "Latin parts" that Reynold Nicholson felt were too unseemly to appear in English in his 1920s translation. For Rumi, anything that human beings do--however compulsive--affords a glimpse into the inner life. Here are more than 40 fables or teaching stories that deal with love, laughter, death, betrayal, and the soul. The stories are exuberant, earthy, and bursting with vitality--much like a painting by Hieronymus Bosch or Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The characters are guilty, lecherous, tricky, ribald, and finally possessors of opened souls. This is an entertaining collection from one of the greatest spiritual poets of all time, rendered by his most popular translator

Target audience

general

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