This course offers a guided introduction to the Persian of Jalal al-Din Rumi’s Mathnawi, one of the most celebrated works of classical Persian literature. Designed for upper beginners and lower-intermediate students of Persian, the programme aims not simply to “study Rumi,” but to use the Mathnawi itself as a living gateway into the Persian language

This course offers a guided introduction to the Persian of Jalal al-Din Rumi’s Mathnawi, one of the most celebrated works of classical Persian literature. Designed for upper beginners and lower-intermediate students of Persian, the programme aims not simply to “study Rumi,” but to use the Mathnawi itself as a living gateway into the Persian language