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The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia (The Old Arcadia)

Sir Philip Sidney and Katherine Duncan-Jones (ed.)

Published in Print:: Jul 2008

Published Online:: Dec 2024

eISBN:: 9780198964933

DOI:: 10.1093/owc/9780199549849.001.0001

Format:: book

ISBN:: 9780199549849

Philip Sidney was in his early twenties when he wrote his ‘Old’ Arcadia for the amusement of his younger sister, the Countess of Pembroke. The book, which he called ‘a trifle, and that ... More

The Masnavi, Book Three

Jalal al-Din Rumi and Jawid Mojaddedi (ed.)

Published in Print:: Nov 2013

Published Online:: Dec 2024

eISBN:: 9780198959625

DOI:: 10.1093/owc/9780199652037.001.0001

Format:: book

ISBN:: 9780199652037

Rumi, known in Iran and Central Asia as Mowlana Jalaloddin Balkhi, was born in 1207 in the province of Balkh, now the border region between Afghanistan and ... More

Rumi, known in Iran and Central Asia as Mowlana Jalaloddin Balkhi, was born in 1207 in the province of Balkh, now the border region between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. His family emigrated when he was still a child, shortly before Genghis Khan and his Mongol army arrived in Balkh. They settled permanently in Konya, central Anatolia, which was formerly part of the Eastern Roman Empire (Rum). Rumi was probably introduced to Sufism originally through his father, Baha Valad, a popular preacher who also taught Sufi piety to a group of disciples. However, the turning-point in Rumi’s life came in 1244, when he met in Konya a mysterious wandering Sufi called Shamsoddin of Tabriz. Shams, as he is most often referred to by Rumi, taught him the profoundest levels of Sufism, transforming him from a pious religious scholar to an ecstatic mystic. Rumi expressed his new vision of reality in volumes of mystical poetry. His enormous collection of lyrical poetry is considered one of the best that has ever been produced, while his poem in rhyming couplets, the Masnavi, is so revered as the most consummate expression of Sufi mysticism that it is commonly referred to as ‘the Qur’an in Persian’.When Rumi died, on 17 December 1273, shortly after having completed his work on the Masnavi, his passing was deeply mourned by the citizens of Konya, including the Christian and Jewish communities. His disciples formed the Mevlevi Sufi order, which was named after Rumi, whom they referred to as ‘Our Lord’ (Turkish ‘Mevlana’, Persian ‘Mowlana’). They are better known in Europe and North America as the Whirling Dervishes, because of the distinctive dance that they now perform as one of their central rituals. Rumi’s death is commemorated annually in Konya, attracting pilgrims from all corners of the globe and every religion. The popularity of his poetry has risen so much in recent decades that the Christian Science Monitor identified Rumi as the most published poet in America in 1997.Less

The Poetic Edda

Carolyne Larrington

Published in Print:: Sep 2014

Published Online:: Dec 2024

eISBN:: 9780198964148

DOI:: 10.1093/owc/9780199675340.001.0001

Format:: book

ISBN:: 9780199675340

After the terrible conflagration of Ragnarok, the earth rises serenely again from the ocean, and life is renewed. The Poetic Edda begins with The Seeress's Prophecy which recounts the ... More

War Stories and Poems

Rudyard Kipling and Andrew Rutherford (ed.)

Published in Print:: 23 April 2009

Published Online:: 16 December 2020

eISBN:: 9780191923142

DOI:: 10.1093/owc/9780199555505.001.0001

Format:: book

ISBN:: 9780199555505

A unique anthology of Kipling’s war stories and poems, from the frontier wars of empire to the Boer War and the First World War.

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Rudyard Kipling and Andrew Rutherford (ed.)

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