Poet of Jordan

The Political Poetry of Muhammad Fanatil Al-Hajaya
Approx 310 Pp., Incl. 39 FC Il Auflage
ISBN: 978-90-04-37278-8
Verlag: World Bank Publications

Buch, Englisch, Arabisch, Band 6, 474 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 816 g

Reihe: Studies on Performing Arts & Literature of the Islamicate World

In Poet of Jordan, William Tamplin presents two decades’ worth of the political poetry of Muhammad Fanatil al-Hajaya, a Bedouin poet from Jordan and a public figure whose voice channels a popular strain of popular Arab political thought. Tamplin’s footnoted translations are supplemented with a biography, interviews, and pictures in order to contextualize the man behind the poetry.

The aesthetics and politics of vernacular Arabic poetry have long gone undervalued. By offering a close study of the life and work of Hajaya, Tamplin demonstrates the impact that one poet’s voice can have on the people and leaders of the contemporary Middle East.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tamplin, William

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literatur des Nahen Ostens & Nordafrikas
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Einzelne Autoren: Monographien & Biographien

Über Autor(innen)

William Tamplin is a Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Literature at Harvard University. He has published translations of and articles on modern Arabic literature.