Tales from the Masnavi by A.J. Arberry & Jalal al-Din Rumi [U.K. FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING] 1961 • George Allen Unwin

Tales from the Masnavi by A.J. Arberry & Jalal al-Din Rumi

U.K. FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING [1961] GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD.

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The Masnari of Jalal al-Din Rumi, famous thirteenth century Persian poet and mystic, is one of the great religious and ethical classics of the world. Variously described as 'the Koran in Persian' and 'the shop of Unity', the long epic abounds in stories and anecdotes skilfully used by the poet to illustrate his high and sometimes abstruse doctrine. These tales, quite apart from their allegorical purpose, are extremely enjoyable in their own right, for Rumi had a great narrative gift and, by many deft touches of humour and pathos, entertained while he instructed.

In this volume Professor Arberry has gathered together the tales which run through the first three books of the Masnavi, putting them into rhythmic and eminently readable prose with a sufficiency of notes to explain their religious purport and to trace where known their origins.

This book is included in the UNESCO list of representative great works of world literature.