Al-Shw&: Arabian Satire | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781479885169 | Arabian Satire | Poetry from 18th-Century Najd | Al-Shw& | Taschenbuch

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"A master of satire known for his ribald humor, self-deprecation, and invective verse (hijåa ), the poet òHmåedåan al-Shwåe'ir was an acerbic critic of his society and its morals. Living in the Najd region of the Arabian Peninsula, òHmåedåan wrote in an idiom widely referred to as "Nabaòtåi," here a mix of Najdåivernacular and archaic vocabulary and images dating to the origins of Arabic poetry. In Arabian Satire, òHmåedåan is mostly concerned with worldly matters and addresses these in different guises: as the patriarch at the helm of the family boat and its unruly crew; as a picaresque anti-hero who revels in taking potshots at the established order, its hypocrisy, and its failings; as a peasant who labors over his palm trees, often to no avail and with no guarantee of success; and as a poet recording in verse how he thinks things ought to be. The poems in Arabian Satire reveal a plucky, headstrong, yet intensely socially committed figure-representative of the traditional Najdåiethos-who infuses his verse with proverbs, maxims, and words of wisdom expressed plainly and conversationally. òHmåedåan is widely quoted by historians of the Gulf region and in anthologies of popular sayings. This is the first full translation of this remarkable poet"--

Über den Autor

mdn al-Shwir (Author)
mdn al-Shwir was an early eighteenth-century poet from the region of Najd in the Arabian Peninsula, in what is now Saudi Arabia.
Jane Tylus (Foreword by)
Jane Tylus, a specialist in late medieval and early modern European literature, religion, and culture, is Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at Yale University.
Marcel Kurpershoek (Translator)
Marcel Kurpershoek is a specialist in the oral traditions and poetry of Arabia. He is the author of the five-volume Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, as well as several books on Middle Eastern history and culture. He served as Netherlands ambassador to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, and Poland, and as special envoy to Syria until 2015.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2020
Genre:	Importe , Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781479885169
ISBN-10:	1479885169
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Al-Shw&
Übersetzung:	Kurpershoek, Marcel
Hersteller:	New York University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, ?-4831 GR Breda, gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk
Maße:	168 x 137 x 8 mm
Von/Mit:	Al-Shw&
Erscheinungsdatum:	07.04.2020
Gewicht:	0,295 kg