The Essential Rumi; New Expanded Edition Hardcover – 2004
Author: Coleman; Nicholson, Reynold; Arberry, A. J.; Moyne, John (Translators) Barks ID: 0061792098
The ecstatic, spiritual poetry of thirteenth-century Sufi mystic Rumi has enchanted the world, and doubtless its appeal is due to its unique blend of beauty, insight, wit, daring and depth. Coleman Barks, through his musical and magical translations, has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to a remarkably wide range of literary and spiritual readers, lovers, and seekers. With the addition of over eighty never-before-published poems and a new introduction by Barks, The Essential Rumi is clearly the definitive collection of Rumi’s delightful poetry.
HardcoverPublisher: Harpercollins Publishers; New Expanded Edition edition (2004)ISBN-10: 0061792098ISBN-13: 978-0061792090 Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches Shipping Weight: 1 pounds Best Sellers Rank: #1,144,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #269 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Regional & Cultural > Middle Eastern #1176 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Ancient, Classical & Medieval #1355 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Themes & Styles > Inspirational & Religious
This review was originally written as a response to a one-star Spotlight Review entitled "Look elsewhere for Rumi’s essence", which criticized Barks’ versions of Rumi as inauthentic because they are not precisely literal; that negative review has since been removed. But what I said then still goes: Don’t let the negative reviews drive you away from a great read. This book captures Rumi’s essence like no other. And despite what the critics think, Coleman Barks is very well qualified to bring Rumi to a modern English audience. Consider these four points:
1) First, and most important, Barks loves Rumi; he loves Rumi’s poetry; he loves that Presence Rumi’s poetry celebrates and explores. In the original criticism, the reviewer implied Sufi poetry employs some kind of mantric magic when he said that "their poems are actually precise and carefully constructed technical instruments designed to have very specific effects on the reader under the right circumstances." Please. Rumi himself makes plain throughout his works that the point of his poetry – and of Sufism – is not technique. The point is love: "Rub your eyes, and look again at love, with love." Rumi would have been the last person in the world to insist on strict adherence to technique, or compulsive literal translation. He was about soul, and transformation, and he said over and over again that the only real magic was love. That’s the real essence of Rumi. And maybe Barks has been able to translate Rumi’s poetry so effectively because he’s coming from the heart and the soul, and not just the head.
2) Second, Barks is a well-known American poet in his own right, a retired professor of English at Georgia University. He’s studied the life and work of Rumi intensively for over thirty years.
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