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A cri de coeur on the myth and history of Jerusalem/Al-Quds from the author revered as the greatest living Arabic poet

 

Adonis, an Arabic poet with Syrian origins, a critic, an essayist, and a devoted secularist, has come out of retirement to pen an extended, innovative poem on Jerusalem/Al-Quds. It is a hymn to a troubled city embattled by the conflicting demands of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Adonis's city, as a coveted land, ought to suggest the universal love of humanity; as a land of tragedy, a place of contending history and beliefs and a locus of bitterness, conflict, hatred, rivalry, and blood. Wrapping multiple voices, historical references, and political viewpoints within his ecstatic lyricism, Adonis has created a provocative work of unique beauty and profound wisdom, beautifully rendered in English by award-winning poet Khaled Mattawa.

ISBN-13

9780300197648

ISBN-10

0300197640

Weight

0.56 Pounds

Dimensions

6.00 x 0.50 x 7.75 In

List Price

$25.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

96 pages

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published On

2017-11-28



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