Author: Daniel Howard Sinclair Nicholson
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse
Author: Daniel Howard Sinclair Nicholson
Publisher:
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse
Author:
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse
Author: Daniel Howard Sinclair Nicholson
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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O Soul of Mine!
Author: James Rhoades
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Languages : en
Pages : 26
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Languages : en
Pages : 26
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The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse
Author: Daniel Howard Sinclair Nicholson
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Pages : 0
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Ibn `Arabī's Mystical Poetics
Author: Denis E. McAuley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191634395
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages :
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Muhyī l-Dīn Ibn `Arabī (1165-1240) was a hugely influential figure in the development of Sufism, yet although interest in his work continues to grow, his poetry has received very little attention. This book is the first full-length monograph devoted to his Dīwān (collected poems). It begins by attempting to define Ibn `Arabī's poetic style and his understanding of poetics, which is closely intertwined with his metaphysics: the rhythms of poetry echo those of creation, and meaning combines with form just as the spirit descends on matter. Drawing on a pre-Islamic theme, he insists that his poetry was revealed to him word for word by a spirit. At the same time, however, his attitude to the function of poetry and its relation to scripture is closer to mainstream medieval Islamic, Jewish and Christian theology than has usually been thought. Denis E. McAuley focuses on close readings of books in unusual verse forms, including poetic responses to chapters of the Qur'an; imitations of earlier poets; poems that use only one rhyme word; and a cycle of poems modelled on the letters of the alphabet. In so doing, he makes frequent comparisons with other Islamic and European poets from the sixth century to the dawn of the twentieth, many of them virtually unstudied. Ibn `Arabī emerges as a highly original poet whose work casts a fresh light on the period and on classical Arabic literature as a whole.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191634395
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Muhyī l-Dīn Ibn `Arabī (1165-1240) was a hugely influential figure in the development of Sufism, yet although interest in his work continues to grow, his poetry has received very little attention. This book is the first full-length monograph devoted to his Dīwān (collected poems). It begins by attempting to define Ibn `Arabī's poetic style and his understanding of poetics, which is closely intertwined with his metaphysics: the rhythms of poetry echo those of creation, and meaning combines with form just as the spirit descends on matter. Drawing on a pre-Islamic theme, he insists that his poetry was revealed to him word for word by a spirit. At the same time, however, his attitude to the function of poetry and its relation to scripture is closer to mainstream medieval Islamic, Jewish and Christian theology than has usually been thought. Denis E. McAuley focuses on close readings of books in unusual verse forms, including poetic responses to chapters of the Qur'an; imitations of earlier poets; poems that use only one rhyme word; and a cycle of poems modelled on the letters of the alphabet. In so doing, he makes frequent comparisons with other Islamic and European poets from the sixth century to the dawn of the twentieth, many of them virtually unstudied. Ibn `Arabī emerges as a highly original poet whose work casts a fresh light on the period and on classical Arabic literature as a whole.
The Oxford Book of American Verse
Author: Francis Otto Matthiessen
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Languages : en
Pages : 1132
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Languages : en
Pages : 1132
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The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 644
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Languages : en
Pages : 644
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Spiritual Verses
Author: The Jalaluddin Rumi
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141936991
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Begun in 1262 AD, Masnavi-ye Ma ‘navi, or ‘spiritual couplets', is thought to be the longest single-authored ‘mystical’ poem ever written. As the spiritual masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition, it teaches how to progress to the ultimate goal of the Sufi path - union with God. Jalaloddin Rumi was a poet and a mystic, but he was first a teacher; in these verses he draws the reader into the complexities of human love and separation and explains the path to divine love through the elimination of self-regard and worldly desires. Drawing on diverse sources from bawdy tales and fables to stories of the prophet Mohammed, these verses are brief in expression yet copious in meaning.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141936991
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Begun in 1262 AD, Masnavi-ye Ma ‘navi, or ‘spiritual couplets', is thought to be the longest single-authored ‘mystical’ poem ever written. As the spiritual masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition, it teaches how to progress to the ultimate goal of the Sufi path - union with God. Jalaloddin Rumi was a poet and a mystic, but he was first a teacher; in these verses he draws the reader into the complexities of human love and separation and explains the path to divine love through the elimination of self-regard and worldly desires. Drawing on diverse sources from bawdy tales and fables to stories of the prophet Mohammed, these verses are brief in expression yet copious in meaning.
Tantric Treasures
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195166415
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This book provides accurate, accessible translations of three classics of medieval Indian Buddhist mysticism. Since their composition around 1000 CE, these poems have exerted a powerful influence on spiritual life.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195166415
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This book provides accurate, accessible translations of three classics of medieval Indian Buddhist mysticism. Since their composition around 1000 CE, these poems have exerted a powerful influence on spiritual life.