Description: Further DetailsTitle: Arabian SatireCondition: NewEAN: 9781479885169ISBN: 9781479885169Publisher: New York University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/07/2020Translator: Marcel KurpershoekContributor: Marcel Kurpershoek (Translated by), Jane Tylus (Foreword by)Language: EnglishSubtitle: Poetry from 18th-Century NajdISBN-10: 1479885169Description: Satirical verse on society and its hypocrisiesA master of satire known for his ribald humor, self-deprecation, and invective verse (hijāʾ), the poet Ḥmēdān al-Shwēʿir was an acerbic critic of his society and its morals. Living in the Najd region of the Arabian Peninsula, Ḥmēdān wrote in an idiom widely referred to as “Nabaṭī,” here a mix of Najdī vernacular and archaic vocabulary and images dating to the origins of Arabic poetry. In Arabian Satire, Ḥmēdān 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 Najdī ethos—who infuses his verse with proverbs, maxims, and words of wisdom expressed plainly and conversationally. Ḥmēdān 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.An English-only edition.Country/Region of Manufacture: USAuthor: Ḥmēdān al-ShwēʿirBook Series: Library of Arabic LiteratureGenre: Poetry & DramaItem Height: 216mmItem Length: 140mmItem Weight: 295gRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Arabian Satire
Title: Arabian Satire
EAN: 9781479885169
ISBN: 9781479885169
Release Date: 04/07/2020
Release Year: 2020
Translator: Marcel Kurpershoek
Contributor: Jane Tylus (Foreword by)
Subtitle: Poetry from 18th-Century Najd
ISBN-10: 1479885169
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Library of Arabic Literature
Item Height: 216mm
Book Title: Arabian Satire : Poetry from 18th-Century Najd
Number of Pages: 206 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Topic: Middle Eastern
Publication Year: 2020
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Poetry, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: ḤMēDāN Al-ShwēʿIR
Book Series: Library of Arabic Literature Ser.
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
