Love, death, fame : poetry and lore from the Emirati oral tradition
Record details
- ISBN: 9781479806591
- ISBN: 1479806595
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (247 pages)
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Computer data. - Publisher: New York : New York University Press, [2022]
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Volume editor Philip F. Kennedy." CatMonthString:july.23 Multi-User. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Frontmatter -- Letter from the General Editor -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Map: Names of Places in the Poetry of Ibn �Z�ahir and the Narratives -- Map: The Gulf Region and Oman in Ibn �Z�ahir's Day -- Note on the Text -- Notes to the Introduction -- Poems -- 1: Graybeard's Song -- 2: Lightning's Laughter -- 3: Agony of Love -- 4: Death and Revival -- 5: Wisdom Poem -- 6: Dance of the Zephyr -- 7: Don't Be Hard on Friends -- 8: Rain Poem -- 9: Tears at the Court of Love -- 10: Torn to Shreds by Passion's Agony -- 11: Glittering Mirage Led You Astray -- 12: Fatal Attraction -- 13: I Dared the Devil to Ride His Horse -- 14: She Left Me Baffled -- 15: Muzzleloader's Ramrod -- 16: Intelligent Speech and Borders of the Land -- 17: Daughter's Elegy -- Narratives -- 18: Gift of Poetry -- 19: Ibn �Z�ahir's Camel -- 20: Fishing and Pearl Diving -- 21: Guests and Riddles -- 22: Daughters of Ibn �Z�ahir -- 23: Search for a Grave -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Further Reading -- Index of Poems, Editions, and Manuscripts Used for this Edition -- Index -- About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute -- About the Abu Dhabi Poetry Academy -- About the Typefaces -- Titles Published by the Library of Arabic Literature -- About the Editor-Translator |
Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
Language Note: | In English and Arabic. |
Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by JSTOR. |
Source of Description Note: | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 24, 2022). |
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Genre: | Poetry. Translations. |