Desert Tracings: Six Classic Arabian Odes by 'alqama, Shánfara, Labíd, 'antara, Al-A'Sha, and Dhu Al-Rúmma
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Book Overview
A skillful translation of six classical odes of pre-Islamic Arabia.According to legend, the Bedouin tribes of pre-Islamic Arabia held poetry competitions during annual fairs near Mecca. The wining... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0819521574
ISBN13:9780819521576
Release Date:June 1989
Publisher:Wesleyan
Length:87 Pages
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Excellent translation and editing of Arabic poetry
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
A lovely book if you want to have some understanding of the context of Classical Arabic of the Koran. Without Sells' notes, some of the trapping of pre-Islamic culture would be lost on the reader, the poems would be opaque. I highly recommend the book, the poems, and Prof. Sells' notes.
Evocative
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Beautiful, the most lyric translation of the odes I have encountered
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