Nabati poetry is the traditional poetry of the Arab tribes of
Arabia and neighbouring areas. Though composed in an artistic
variant of ordinary Bedouin speech, historically it is the
descendant of the pre-Islamic Classical Arabic poetry of antiquity,
and its modern exponents still compose in the traditional genres of
boasting, praise, satire, elegy, advice and guidance, love and
lyric poetry. Nowadays, there is also a thriving tradition of
poetic comment on contemporary social and political issues. This
book gives an account of the tradition as practiced in the United
Arab Emirates, exemplified by English verse translations of
fifty-three poems by twenty-five different poets covering the last
half century. The original Arabic poems are also included, with
brief notes on their language, rhyme, and scansion. Thee book is
accompanied by a CD containing recordings of twenty-two of the
poems in the original Arabic.
General
Imprint: |
Ithaca Press
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
June 2011 |
First published: |
April 2011 |
Editors: |
Clive Holes
• Said Salman Abu Athera
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
• Hardcover
|
Pages: |
250 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-86372-378-0 |
Subtitles: |
Arabic
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Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-86372-378-0 |
Barcode: |
9780863723780 |
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