Ten Modern Arab Poets (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781904556435)

Ten Modern Arab Poets, first published in 1992, is a selection of the best of Irish poet Desmond O'Grady's translations from the Arabic. The poets choen include Abu Nuwas of Iraq, Ibrahim Naji of Egypt, Badawi al-Jabal of Syria and Al-Tijani Yusuf Bashir of Sudan. "Love is the dominant theme of all Arabic poetry from pre-Islamic times to the present," O'Grady writes in his introduction. "The Arab concept of poets and poetry is essentially romantic, and love in its various forms essentially its theme: love of woman, friend, country, Arab identity, God or his manifestations". O'Grady also provides a short biographical introduction to each poet.

Author: Desmond O'Grady
ISBN-10: 1904556434
ISBN-13: 9781904556435
Publisher: Dedalus Press
Language: English
Published: 02/13/2007
Pages: 76
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.18d