{"product_id":"classical-poems-by-arab-women-an-anthology-hardcover","title":"Classical Poems by Arab Women: An Anthology - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbdullah Al-Udhari\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArab women poets have been around since the earliest of times, yet\u003cbr\u003etheir \u003ci\u003ediwans\u003c\/i\u003e (collected poems) were kept in the shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning more than 5000 years, from the pre-Islamic to the Andalusian\u003cbr\u003eperiods, \u003ci\u003eClassical Poems by Arab Women\u003c\/i\u003e presents rarely seen work by over sixty women writers who boldly refused to be silenced. From sorrowful eulogies to gleeful scorn, this collection offers a rich excursion into the vibrant, exclusively female worlds of pleasure, passion and pain, suppressed for\u003cbr\u003ecenturies by religious and political bigotry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith poems in both English and Arabic, this bespoke gift edition celebrates feminine wit and desire, and pays homage to the significant contribution women have made to Arabic literary tradition.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbdullah al-Udhari was born in Taiz, Yemen, in 1941. He studied\u003cbr\u003eclassical Arab literature and Sabaean epigraphy at London University, where he\u003cbr\u003ealso received a doctorate for his pioneering study, \u003ci\u003eJahili Poetry before\u003cbr\u003eImru al-Qais (4000 BCE-500 CE)\u003c\/i\u003e, which established him as an authority on\u003cbr\u003eearly Jahili literature. A literary historian, poet and storyteller, he is also\u003cbr\u003ethe author of \u003ci\u003eVictims of a Map: A Bilingual Anthology of Arabic Poetry \u003c\/i\u003e(by\u003cbr\u003eSaqi Books), \u003ci\u003eVoice Without Passport\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Arab Creation Myth\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003cbr\u003eModern Poetry of the Arab World.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733769949247,"sku":"9780863569340","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/447c5059798fff442d3b25a847731f8a.webp?v=1765137334","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/classical-poems-by-arab-women-an-anthology-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}