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Rumi: Past and Present, East and West
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Franklin D. Lewis's Rumi: Past and Present, East and West is a detailed, scholarly biography that traces Jalaluddin Rumi's life, literary production, and subsequent influence across Persianate and global cultures.
Lewis situates Rumi within his historical, social, and intellectual contexts, while also analyzing the poetic corpus and spiritual teachings.
The work examines how Rumi has been received and reinterpreted from the medieval period through the modern global popularity of his poetry.
Lewis combines manuscript evidence, philological rigor, and literary analysis to correct misconceptions and highlight Rumi's complexity.
The book is a standard reference for students and scholars of Persian literature and Sufism.
Lewis situates Rumi within his historical, social, and intellectual contexts, while also analyzing the poetic corpus and spiritual teachings.
The work examines how Rumi has been received and reinterpreted from the medieval period through the modern global popularity of his poetry.
Lewis combines manuscript evidence, philological rigor, and literary analysis to correct misconceptions and highlight Rumi's complexity.
The book is a standard reference for students and scholars of Persian literature and Sufism.
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