New voices of Arabia. an anthology from Saudi Arabia / The poetry
Poetry in Saudi Arabia today is a dramatic manifestation of the rapid changes that are sweeping not only through the country's literature and culture, but also through Saudi life as a whole. The unyielding tension between the forces of change and tradition are nowhere more painfully visible tha...
| Други автори: | Al-Bazei, Saad. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English Arabic |
| Публикувано: |
London :
I.B. Tauris,
2012.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=462740 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
New voices of Arabia. The poetry. |
| Резюме: |
Poetry in Saudi Arabia today is a dramatic manifestation of the rapid changes that are sweeping not only through the country's literature and culture, but also through Saudi life as a whole. The unyielding tension between the forces of change and tradition are nowhere more painfully visible than in the poem. Bringing together three generations of poets -a total of forty, each represented by a number of poems - this anthology reflects the broad spectrum of Saudi poetry over the last half century or more. By linking Hussain Sarhan and Hamza Shahata from the 1950s to Hilda Ismail and Ahmad Katoua. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xviii, 336 pages) |
| ISBN: |
9780857721365 0857721364 1280876476 9781280876479 |