Arabic Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series)

Arabic Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series)

A bilingual anthology of poems from the sixth century to the present, Arabic Poems is a one-of-a-kind showcase of a fascinating literary tradition.

The Arabic poetic legacy is as vast as it is deep, spanning a period of fifteen centuries in regions from Morocco to Iraq. Themes of love, nature, religion, and politics recur in works drawn from the pre-Islamic oral tradition through poems anticipating the recent Arab Spring.

Editor MarlÃ© Hammond has selected more than fifty poems reflecting desire and longing of various kinds: for the beloved, for the divine, for the homeland, and for change and renewal. Poets include the legendary pre-Islamic warrior â€˜Antara, medieval Andalusian poet Ibn Zaydun, the mystical poet Rabiâ€˜a al-â€˜Adawiyya, and the influential Egyptian Romantic Ahmad Zaki Abu Shadi. Here too are literary giants of the past century: Khalil Jibran, author of the best-selling The Prophet; popular Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani; Palestinian feminist Fadwa Tuqan; Mahmoud Darwish, bard of occupation and exile; acclaimed iconoclast Adonis; and more. In their evocations of heroism, nostalgia, mysticism, grief, and passion, the poems gathered here transcend the limitations of time and place.
Country USA
Brand Everyman's Library
Manufacturer Everyman's Library
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 0375712437_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2014-08-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780375712432

Country	USA
Brand	Everyman's Library
Manufacturer	Everyman's Library
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	0375712437_used
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2014-08-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780375712432

Arabic Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series)

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