An Introduction to Arab Poetics

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by Adonis

I. B. Tauris

Due/Published September 2003, 108 pages, paper

ISBN 0863563317

Poetry is the quintessence of Arab culture. In this book one of today's foremost Arab poets reinterprets a rich and ancient heritage. He examines the oral tradition of the pre-Islamic poetry of Arabia and the relationship between Arabic poetry and the Qur'an, and between poetry and thought. He also assesses the challenges of modernism and the impact of Western culture on the Arab poetic tradition. These reflections open up fresh perspectives on one of the world's greatest--and least explored--literatures.