Description
| Product ID: | 9780863563317 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | LB |
| Title: | An Introduction to Arab Poetics |
| Authors: | Author: Adonis, Catherine Cobham |
| Page Count: | 108 |
| Subjects: | Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Arabic |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Poetry is the quintessence of Arab culture. In this book, Adonis reinterprets a rich and ancient heritage. He examines the oral tradition of the pre-Islamic poetry of Arabia and the relationship between Arabic poetry and the Qur'an, and between poetry and thought. Poetry is the quintessence of Arab culture. In this book one of the foremost Arab poets reinterprets a rich and ancient heritage. He examines the oral tradition of the pre-Islamic poetry of Arabia and the relationship between Arabic poetry and the Qur''an, and between poetry and thought. He also assesses the challenges of modernism and the impact of western culture on the Arab poetic tradition. Stimulating in their originality, eloquent in their treatment of a wide range of poetry and criticism, these reflections open up fresh perspectives on one of the world''s greatest - and least explored - literatures. |
| Imprint Name: | Saqi Books |
| Publisher Name: | Saqi Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2003-02-14 |
