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Uyghur Poems by Aziz Isa Elkun (2023, Hardcover)

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Uyghur Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) [Hardcover]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-101101908343

ISBN-139781101908341

eBay Product ID (ePID)14061455982

Product Key Features

Book TitleUyghur Poems

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAsian / General, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Subjects & Themes / General

Publication Year2023

GenrePoetry

AuthorAziz Isa Elkun

Book SeriesEveryman's Library Pocket Poets Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight8.4 Oz

Item Length6.5 in

Item Width4.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal894.323108

SynopsisAn unprecedented collection of poems spanning the rich thousand-year cultural legacy of the Uyghur people. EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY POCKET POETS. The Uyghur minority in Central Asia have a long and glorious history of poetry, dating from the oral epics of the second century BCE through the elegant love poetry of the middle ages and up to the present moment--and most of it has never before been translated into English. Uyghur poetry reflects the magnificent natural landscapes where the Uyghurs have lived for two millennia at the heart of the Silk Road region, with endless steppes, soaring mountain ranges, and vast deserts. Also inspiring much of their poetry is the turbulent history of the Uyghur people, often caught between warring empires or marauding warlords. Turkic, Sufi, and Persian influences shaped the poetic tradition over the centuries, and more recently the modernism of the twentieth century left its mark as well. The Chinese government is now making a systematic attempt to erase the Uyghur language and culture, with a particular emphasis on imprisoning intellectuals. Many current Uyghur poets are now writing from exile, including the editor of this volume, Aziz Isa Elkun, who lives in London. Uyghur Poems is not only a remarkable one-volume tour of an ancient and vibrant poetic tradition but also a vital witness to a threatened culture. Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing these pocket-sized volumes on acid-free paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and an illustrated jacket., An unprecedented collection of poems spanning the rich two-thousand-year cultural legacy of the Uyghur people of Central Asia. EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY POCKET POETS. The Uyghurs have a long and glorious history of poetry, dating from the oral epics of the second century BCE through the elegant love poetry of the medieval period and up to the present moment--and much of it has never before been translated into English. Uyghur poetry reflects the magnificent natural landscapes at the heart of the Silk Road region, with its endless steppes, soaring mountain ranges, and vast deserts, as well as its turbulent history. Turkic, Sufi, and Persian influences have shaped the poetic tradition over the centuries, and more recently the modernism of the twentieth century left its mark as well. In the face of the systematic persecution of the Uyghurs in China today, which has driven many of their poets into exile, Uyghur Poems is not only a remarkable one-volume tour of an ancient and vibrant poetic tradition but also a vital witness to a threatened culture. Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing these pocket-sized volumes on acid-free paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and an illustrated jacket.