Classical Poems by Arab Women

Classical Poems by Arab Women PDF Author: Abdullah Udhari
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabic poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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This collection of poetry by Arab women from the Jahiliyya (pre-Islamic)to the Andalusian period is an excursion into a vibrant world that has been suppressed for centuries by religious and political bigotry.

Classical Poems by Arab Women

Classical Poems by Arab Women PDF Author: Abdullah al-Udhari
Publisher: Saqi Books
ISBN: 0863569307
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 253

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Arab women poets have been around since the earliest of times, yet their diwans (collected poems) were not given the same consideration as their male counterparts’. Spanning 5,000 years, from the pre-Islamic to the Andalusian periods, Classical Poems by Arab Women presents rarely seen work by over fifty women writers for the first time. From the sorrowful eulogies of Khansa to the gleeful scorn of Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, this collection exclusively features the work of Arab women who boldly refused to be silenced. The poems are excursions into their vibrant world whose humanity has been suppressed for centuries by religious and political bigotry. With poems in both English and Arabic, this remarkable anthology celebrates feminine wit and desire, and shows the significant contribution Arab women made to the literary tradition.

The Poetry of Arab Women

The Poetry of Arab Women PDF Author: Nathalie (ed.) Handal
Publisher: Interlink Books
ISBN: 9781566563741
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 380

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Bestselling poetry anthology back in print. Winner of the PEN Oakland Literary Award. Arab women poets work within one of the oldest literary traditions in the world, yet they are virtually unknown in the West. In assembling this collection, Nathalie Handal has compiled an outstanding, important treasury that introduces the poetry of Arab women living all over the world, writing in Arabic, French, English, and other languages, and including some of the twentieth century’s most accomplished poets as well as today’s most exciting new voices. Translated by distinguished translators and poets from around the world, The Poetry of Arab Women: A Contemporary Anthology showcases the work of 83 poets, among them Etel Adnan, Andrée Chedid, Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Fadwa Tuqan. With an illuminating introduction by Handal, and extensive biographies of both poets and translators, The Poetry of Arab Women sheds brilliant light on a hitherto under-recognized group of talented poets. Hold my hand and take me to the heart for I prefer your home, oh poetry. —excerpted from Small Sins by Maram Masri (Syria) Arab women poets work within one of the oldest literary traditions in the world, yet they are virtually unknown in the West. In assembling this collection, Nathalie Handal has compiled an outstanding, important treasury that introduces the poetry of Arab women living all over the world, writing in Arabic, French, English, and other languages, and including some of the twentieth century’s most accomplished poets as well as today’s most exciting new voices. Translated by distinguished translators and poets from around the world, The Poetry of Arab Women: A Contemporary Anthology showcases the work of 82 poets, among them Etel Adnan, Andrée Chedid, Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Fadwa Tuqan. With an illuminating introduction by Handal, and extensive biographies of both poets and translators, The Poetry of Arab Women sheds brilliant light on a hitherto under-recognized group of talented poets.

The Poetry of Arab Women from the Pre-Islamic Age to Andalusia

The Poetry of Arab Women from the Pre-Islamic Age to Andalusia PDF Author: Wessam Elmeligi
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429836325
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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This is a compilation of poetry written by Arabic women poets from pre-Islamic times to the end of the Abbasid caliphate and Andalusia, and offers translations of over 200 poets together with literary commentary on the poets and their poetry. This critical anthology presents the poems of more than 200 Arabic women poets active from the 600s through the 1400s CE. It marks the first appearance in English translation for many of these poems. The volume includes biographical information about the poets, as well as an analysis of the development of women’s poetry in classical Arabic literature that places the women and the poems within their cultural context. The book fills a noticeable void in modern English-language scholarship on Arabic women, and has important implications for the fields of world and Arabic literature as well as gender and women’s studies. The book will be a fascinating and vital text for students and researchers in the fields of Gender Studies and Middle Eastern studies, as well as scholars and students of translation studies, comparative literature, literary theory, gender studies, Arabic literature, and culture and classics.

Classical Poems by Arab Women

Classical Poems by Arab Women PDF Author: Abdullah al-Udhari
Publisher: Saqi Books
ISBN: 0863567789
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 165

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With poems in both English and Arabic, this remarkable anthology presents rarely seen poems by over fifty Arab women spanning over 5000 years from the pre-Islamic to the Andalusian periods.

Classical Poems by Arab Women

Classical Poems by Arab Women PDF Author: Abdullah Udhari
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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A collection of poetry by Arab women from the Jahiliyya (pre-Islamic era) to the Andalusian period. The poems celebrate the triumph of feminine wit over the arrogance of muscle power, in a period when women were suppressed by religious and political bigotry.

Classical Arabic Literature

Classical Arabic Literature PDF Author:
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814738265
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 496

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NYU Press and NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) announce the establishment of the Library of Arabic Literature (LAL), a new publishing series offering Arabic editions and English translations of the great works of classical Arabic literature. The translations, rendered in parallel-text format with Arabic and English on facing pages, will be undertaken by renowned scholars of Arabic literature and Islamic studies, and will include a full range of works, including poetry, poetics, fiction, religion, philosophy, law, science, history and historiography. Unprecedented in its scope, LAL will produce authoritative and fiable editions of the Arabic and modern, lucid English translations, introducing the treasures of the Arabic literary heritage to scholars and students, as well as to a general audience of readers.

We Wrote in Symbols

We Wrote in Symbols PDF Author: Selma Dabbagh
Publisher: Saqi Books
ISBN: 086356495X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 282

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It is a little-known secret that Arabic literature has a long tradition of erotic writing. Behind that secret lies another – that many of the writers are women. We Wrote in Symbols celebrates the works of 75 of these female writers of Arab heritage who articulate love and lust with artistry and skill. Here, a wedding night takes an unexpected turn beneath a canopy of stars; a woman on the run meets her match in a flirtatious encounter at Dubai Airport; and a carnal awakening occurs in a Palestinian refugee camp. From a masked rendezvous in a circus, to meetings in underground bars and unmade beds, there is no such thing as a typical sexual encounter, as this electrifying anthology shows. Powerfully conveying the complexities and intrigues of desire, We Wrote in Symbols invites you to share these characters' wildest fantasies and most intimate moments. 'Fierce, captivating, revolutionary. A dazzling collection that will win hearts and change minds.'- Elif Shafak 'These voices are furious, witty, outrageous, tender and entranced. This collection offers much delightful entertainment and fresh perspectives on women and sex in the Middle East.'- Marina Warner

Victims of a Map

Victims of a Map PDF Author: Abdullah al-Udhari
Publisher: Saqi Books
ISBN: 0863563104
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 215

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Mahmud Darwish, Samih al-Qasim and Adonis are amongst the leading poets in the Arab world today. Victims of a Map presents some of their finest work in translation, alongside the original Arabic, including thirteen poems by Darwish never before published – in English or Arabic – and a long work by Adonis written during the 1982 siege of Beirut, also published here for the first time.

Women of the Fertile Crescent

Women of the Fertile Crescent PDF Author: Kamal Boullata
Publisher: Three Continents
ISBN:
Category : Arabic poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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Abu Nuwas

Abu Nuwas PDF Author: Philip F. Kennedy
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 178074188X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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This is the first book to present the life, times and poetry of one of the greatest poets in the Arab tradition, Abu Nuwas. Author Philip Kennedy provides the narrative of Abu Nuwas's fascinating life, which was full of intrigue and debauched adventure, in parallel with the presentation of his greatest poems, across all genres, in easy and accessible translations, giving commentary where needed.