Modern Iraqi Poetry: Abdulwahhab Al-Bayyati: Poet of Diaspora

Modern Iraqi Poetry: Abdulwahhab Al-Bayyati: Poet of Diaspora
Author: Abdulwāhid Lu'lu'a
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2022-04-29
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1398459216

‘Abdulwahhāb Al‐Bayyāti was one of the triumvirate of poets who dominated modern Iraqi and Arabic poetry of the mid-1950s. Following the pioneer female poet Nazik Al-Mala’ika, he moved away from the tail-end of the romantic period of Arabic poetry, with its reliance on classical verse style. These modern poets introduced new subjects, both social and political, employing a more psychological approach. They used direct language, free from the traditional figures of speech, but enriched with cultural connotations. This is the fifth book of translations by ‘Adulwāḥid Lu’lu’a to be published by Austin Macauley. The first in the ‘Modern Iraqi Poetry’ series, showcasing the work of Abdulrazzāq ʻAbdulwāḥid, was published in 2018.

Modern Iraqi Poetry: Abdulwahhab Al-Bayyati: Poet of Diaspora

Modern Iraqi Poetry: Abdulwahhab Al-Bayyati: Poet of Diaspora
Author: ABDULWAHID. LU'LU'A
Publisher: Austin Macauley
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2022-04-29
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781398459205

'Abdulwahhāb Al-Bayyāti was one of the triumvirate of poets who dominated modern Iraqi and Arabic poetry of the mid-1950s. Following the pioneer female poet Nazik Al-Mala'ika, he moved away from the tail-end of the romantic period of Arabic poetry, with its reliance on classical verse style. These modern poets introduced new subjects, both social and political, employing a more psychological approach. They used direct language, free from the traditional figures of speech, but enriched with cultural connotations. This is the fifth book of translations by 'Adulwāḥid Lu'lu'a to be published by Austin Macauley. The first in the 'Modern Iraqi Poetry' series, showcasing the work of Abdulrazzāq ʻAbdulwāḥid, was published in 2018.

Arabia and the Arabs

Arabia and the Arabs
Author: Robert G. Hoyland
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2002-09-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134646348

Long before Muhammed preached the religion of Islam, the inhabitants of his native Arabia had played an important role in world history as both merchants and warriors Arabia and the Arabs provides the only up-to-date, one-volume survey of the region and its peoples, from prehistory to the coming of Islam Using a wide range of sources - inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archaeological evidence - Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the south, to the deserts and oases of the north. He then examines the major themes of *the economy *society *religion *art, architecture and artefacts *language and literature *Arabhood and Arabisation The volume is illustrated with more than 50 photographs, drawings and maps.

Feminist Translation Studies

Feminist Translation Studies
Author: Olga Castro
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2017-02-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1317394747

Feminist Translation Studies: Local and Transnational Perspectives situates feminist translation as political activism. Chapters highlight the multiple agendas and visions of feminist translation and the different political voices and cultural heritages through which it speaks across times and places, addressing the question of how both literary and nonliterary discourses migrate and contribute to local and transnational processes of feminist knowledge building and political activism. This collection does not pursue a narrow, fixed definition of feminism that is based solely on (Eurocentric or West-centric) gender politics—rather, Feminist Translation Studies: Local and Transnational Perspectives seeks to expand our understanding of feminist action not only to include feminist translation as resistance against multiple forms of domination, but also to rethink feminist translation through feminist theories and practices developed in different geohistorical and disciplinary contexts. In so doing, the collection expands the geopolitical, sociocultural and historical scope of the field from different disciplinary perspectives, pointing towards a more transnational, interdisciplinary and overtly political conceptualization of translation studies.

An Introduction to Modern Arab Culture (First Edition)

An Introduction to Modern Arab Culture (First Edition)
Author: Bassam K. Frangieh
Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2018-08-09
Genre: Arab countries
ISBN: 9781516526307

An Introduction to Modern Arab Culture exposes readers to fundamental characteristics of the Arab people, their culture, and their society. Over the course of 13 chapters, readers learn about the emergence and influence of Islam in Arab culture, religious and ethnic minorities within the Arab world, the critical role of family in Arab life, and the origin and evolution of the Arabic language. Dedicated chapters provide an introduction to the religion of Islam and the Qur'an, and an exploration of Islamic communities throughout the ages. Additional chapters explore Arab poetry, literature, music, values, and thought, revealing the impact of major artworks and their creators on Arab life and tradition. The final chapters address the Arab Spring, the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, and contemporary challenges and opportunities. An Introduction to Modern Arab Culture introduces readers to aspects of Arab culture while demonstrating how these facets intertwine to create a unique tapestry of identity, experience, and history. The book is well suited to courses in Middle East culture and history, politics, thought, literature, religion, and language, and courses in sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies.

Christianity and Culture

Christianity and Culture
Author: Thomas Stearns Eliot
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1960
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780156177351

Two long essays: "The Idea of a Christian Society" on the direction of religious thought toward criticism of political and economic systems; and "Notes towards the Definition of Culture" on culture, its meaning, and the dangers threatening the legacy of the Western world.

Writing in Limbo

Writing in Limbo
Author: Simon Gikandi
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2018-03-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 150172293X

In Simon Gikandi’s view, Caribbean literature and postcolonial literature more generally negotiate an uneasy relationship with the concepts of modernism and modernity—a relationship in which the Caribbean writer, unable to escape a history encoded by Europe, accepts the challenge of rewriting it. Drawing on contemporary deconstructionist theory, Gikandi looks at how such Caribbean writers as George Lamming, Samuel Selvon, Alejo Carpentier, C. L. R. James, Paule Marshall, Merle Hodge, Zee Edgell, and Michelle Cliff have attempted to confront European modernism.

World Music

World Music
Author: Michael B. Bakan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10
Genre: World music
ISBN: 9781264296057

"World Music: Traditions and Transformations, fourth edition, is an introductory-level survey of diverse musics from around the world. It assumes no prior formal training or education in music, and with one brief exception avoids the use of Western music notation entirely. It is written primarily for undergraduate nonmusic majors but is equally appropriate for music majors, and is therefore ideal for courses enrolling music and nonmusic stu-dents alike"--