Arabian Romantic. Poems of Bedouin Life and Love

Category: Poetry: Bedouin

Publishing Information: 2018 by New York University

ISBN: 1479837660

Binding: Hardcover

Description: Arabian Romantic captures what it was like to live in ì central Arabia before the imposition of austere norms by the ì Wahhabi authorities in the early twentieth century: tales of ì robbery and hot pursuit; perilous desert crossings; scenes of ì exhaustion and chaos when water is raised from deep wells under ì harsh conditions; the distress of wounded and worn-out animals on ì the brink of perdition; once proud warriors who are at the mercy ì of their enemy on the field of battle. Such images lend poignancy ì to the suffering of the poet's love-stricken heart, while also ì painting a vivid portrait of typical Bedouin life.

Ibn Sbayyil (ca. 1853-1933), a town dweller from the Najd ì region of the Arabian Peninsula, was a key figure in the Nabati ì poetic tradition. His poetry, which is still recited today, broke ì with the artifice of the preceding generation by combining ì inherited idiom and original touches reflecting his environment. ì Translated into English for the first time by Marcel Kurpershoek, ì Arabian Romantic will delight readers with a poetry that is ì direct, fluent, and expressive, and that has entertained Arabic ì speakers for over a century.

A bilingual Arabic-English edition.

Condition Information: This is a used book and is in ' like new' condition.

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