A Demon Spirit : Arabic Hunting Poems
by
Abu Nuwas
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Library of Arabic Literature
ISBN-10
1479834122
ISBN-13
9781479834129
Publisher
New York University Press
Imprint
New York University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 19th, 2024
Print length
277 Pages
Weight
953 grams
Product Classification:
PoetryLiterature: history & criticismSufism & Islamic mysticism
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Verses on hunter and quarry from a giant of Arabic poetry Arguably the greatest poet of the Arabic language, Abu Nuwas was renowned for his innovations in poetic genre and style and was a larger-than-life figure even among his contemporaries in Abbasid Baghdad. In A Demon Spirit, acclaimed translator and scholar James E. Montgomery renders this literary giant's hunting poetry, or ?ardiyyat, translated for the first time in vivid English. Abu Nuwas's poems radiate brilliance, ingenuity, and lyrical attentiveness to both nature and body. These hunting poems convey the crackling energy of ruthless predators and wily prey, the worryingly uncertain outcome of perilous pursuits, and the mythic perfection of warriors both human and animal—all the while overturning genre structures and power dynamics with unforgettable imagery expressed in smooth, natural language. A bilingual Arabic-English edition.
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