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A Demon Spirit: Arabic Hunting Poems

A Demon Spirit: Arabic Hunting Poems

Nuwās, Abū
Montgomery, James E.
Montgomery, James E.

Hardcover

Series: Library of Arabic Literature, Book 101

Literary CriticismIslamGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 1479834122
ISBN13: 9781479834129
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: Nov 19 2024
Pages: 472
Weight: 1.90
Height: 2.00 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

Longlist, 20th Annual Sheikh Zayed Book Award: The Translation Category

Verses on hunter and quarry from a giant of Arabic poetry

Arguably the greatest poet of the Arabic language, Abū Nuwās was renowned for his innovations in poetic genre and style and was a larger-than-life figure even among his contemporaries in Abbasid Baghdad. In A Demon Spirit, prize-winning translator and scholar James E. Montgomery renders this literary giant's hunting poetry, or ṭardiyyāt, translated for the first time in vivid English.

Abū Nuwās's poems radiate brilliance, ingenuity, and lyrical attentiveness to both nature and body. These hunting poems convey the crackling energy of ruthless predators and wily prey, the worryingly uncertain outcome of perilous pursuits, and the mythic perfection of warriors both human and animal--all the while overturning genre structures and power dynamics with unforgettable imagery expressed in smooth, natural language.

A bilingual Arabic-English edition.

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