Arabian Satire
Autor Al-Shw& Editat de Marcel Kurpershoeken Limba Engleză Hardback – dec 2017
A master of satire known for his ribald humor, self-deprecation, and invective verse (hija'), Hmedan was acerbic in his criticisms of society and its morals, voiced in in a poetic idiom that is widely referred to as "Nabati," here a mix of Najdi vernacular and archaic vocabulary and images dating back to the origins of Arabic poetry. In Arabian Satire, Hmedan 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 moral 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 Najdi ethos-who infuses his verse with proverbs, maxims, and words of wisdom expressed plainly and conversationally. Hmedan is accordingly quoted by historians of the Gulf region and in anthologies of popular sayings. This is the first full translation of this remarkable poet. A bilingual Arabic-English edition.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781479878062
ISBN-10: 1479878065
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 160 x 231 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
ISBN-10: 1479878065
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 160 x 231 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS