{"title":"Books by A. J. Arberry","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780226731629","title":"Mystical Poems of Rumi","description":"My verse resembles the bread of Egypt - night passes over it, and you cannot eat it any more. Devour it the moment it is fresh, before the dust settles upon it. Its place is the warm climate of the heart; in this world it dies of cold. Like a fish it quivered for an instant on dry land, another moment and you see it is cold. Even if you eat it imagining it is fresh, it is necessary to conjure up many images. What you drink is really your own imagination; it is no old tale, my good man.Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-73), legendary Persian Muslim poet, theologian, and mystic, wrote poems acclaimed through the centuries for their powerful spiritual images and provocative content, which often described Rumi's love for God in romantic or even erotic terms. His vast body of work includes more than three thousand lyrics and odes, many of which came to him while he was in a religiously inspired trance. This volume includes four hundred poems selected by renowned Rumi scholar A. J. Arberry, who provides here one of the most comprehensive and adept English translations of this enigmatic genius.   \"Mystical Poems\" is the definitive resource for anyone seeking an introduction to - or an enriched understanding of - one of the world's greatest poets.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56227243983221,"sku":"9780226731629","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780226731629_5b38ceaa-221d-4022-980d-e8454ca7caf4.jpg?v=1786012693"},{"product_id":"9780521092579","title":"Arabic Poetry","description":"Originally published in 1965, this is an introductory book for university students of Arabic literature. It begins with a substantial introduction in English by Professor Arberry on the development, nature, forms and rhythms of Arabic poetry. The main body of the book is an anthology of Arabic poems in the original, from the sixth century onwards, giving examples of the work of some thirty of the greatest Arab poets. Each poem has a literal English translation on the facing page; the notes, on points of language and style, are placed at the foot across the whole opening. Biographical notes on the poets are placed at the end of the book.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56290835661173,"sku":"9780521092579","price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780521092579_b2473b95-7d6f-4fd0-a198-81fa06feb682.jpg?v=1786013853"},{"product_id":"9781138210943","title":"Oriental Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1960, this work describes the lives and labours of six great scholars - Simon Ockley, Sir William Jones, E. W. Lane, E. H. Palmer, E.G. Browne and R. A Nicholson. These men were devoted to building a bridge between the peoples and cultures of Europe and Asia. To these biographical essays, Arberry has added a short autobiography and an eloquent plea for the further encouragement of Oriental studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to those studying Middle-Eastern studies and the history of Orientalist study.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56296631599477,"sku":"9781138210943","price":171.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781138210943_a0e51f02-b226-4f53-9611-84b43d7c725d.jpg?v=1786018341"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-a-j-arberry.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}