‏181.00 ₪

BAGHDAD, THE CITY IN VERSE

‏181.00 ₪
ISBN13
9780674725218
יצא לאור ב
Cambridge, Mass
זמן אספקה
במלאי, (זמן אספקה 5 ימי עסקים)
עמודים
280
פורמט
Hardback
תאריך יציאה לאור
11 בינו׳ 2013
Captures the essence of life lived in one of the world's enduring metropolises. This anthology offers original translations of 170 Arabic poems from Bedouin, Muslim, Christian, Kurdish, and Jewish poets - from Baghdad's founding in the eighth century to the present day.
Baghdad: The City in Verse captures the essence of life lived in one of the world's great enduring metropolises. In this unusual anthology, Reuven Snir offers original translations of more than 170 Arabic poems--most of them appearing for the first time in English--which represent a cross-section of genres and styles from the time of Baghdad's founding in the eighth century to the present day. The diversity of the fabled city is reflected in the Bedouin, Muslim, Christian, Kurdish, and Jewish poets featured here, including writers of great renown and others whose work has survived but whose names are lost to history. Through the prism of these poems, readers glimpse many different Baghdads: the city built on ancient Sumerian ruins, the epicenter of Arab culture and Islam's Golden Age under the enlightened rule of Harun al-Rashid, the bombed-out capital of Saddam Hussein's fallen regime, the American occupation, and life in a new but unstable Iraq. With poets as our guides, we visit bazaars, gardens, wine parties, love scenes (worldly and mystical), brothels, prisons, and palaces. Startling contrasts emerge as the day-to-day cacophony of urban life is juxtaposed with eternal cycles of the Tigris, and hellish winds, mosquitoes, rain, floods, snow, and earthquakes are accompanied by somber reflections on invasions and other catastrophes. Documenting the city's 1,250-year history, Baghdad: The City in Verse shows why poetry has been aptly called the public register of the Arabs.
מידע נוסף
עמודים 280
פורמט Hardback
ISBN10 0674725212
יצא לאור ב Cambridge, Mass
תאריך יציאה לאור 11 בינו׳ 2013
זמן אספקה במלאי, (זמן אספקה 5 ימי עסקים)