Ten Modern Arab Poets, first published in 1992, is a selection of the best of Irish poet Desmond O'Grady's translations from the Arabic. The poets choen include Abu Nuwas of Iraq, Ibrahim Naji of Egypt, Badawi al-Jabal of Syria and Al-Tijani Yusuf Bashir of Sudan. Love is the dominant theme of all Arabic poetry from pre-Islamic times to the present, O'Grady writes in his introduction. The Arab concept of poets and poetry is essentially romantic, and love in its various forms essentially its theme: love of woman, friend, country, Arab identity, God or his manifestations . O'Grady also provides a short biographical introduction to each poet.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dedalus Press
ISBN-13
9781904556435
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104841056
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ten Modern Arab Poets
Author
Not Available
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Poetry
Publication Year
2014
Number of Pages
76 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
108g
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Country/Region of Manufacture
Ireland
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