Description: Volume 6 of Reynold A. Nicholson's authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí's magnum opus, reissued with a new foreword by Alan Williams. It provides the English translation of books V and VI of the Mathnawí.
Brief description: Alan Williams is Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Religion at the University of Manchester. He is the author of several books on Zoroastrian and Islamic literature in Iranian languages and is one of the few scholars of ancient Iranian languages who also works on Classical Persian texts of the medieval period. He also translates modern Persian poetry.
Review Quotes: Nicholson's edition, translation, and commentary on the Mathnawi is a monument and milestone of Western scholarship on Islam. Its return to print will aid students and scholars alike.--Nile Green, UCLA