Passwords: Jawid Mojaddedi on Rumi

In this talk, professor and translator Jawid Mojaddedi highlighted Rumi’s unique narrative style through “Moses and the Shepherd,” the most popular story for Persian readers among the dozens in Rumi’s masterpiece, the Masnavi. The Masnavi is celebrated for taking the reader on a transformative journey in which the destination is never predictable. Drawing on his experience translating the six-volume work, Mojaddedi illustrated how Rumi’s subversively interactive style and incorporation of lyrical climaxes lead his reader into perplexity.