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Product details
- ISBN 9781851683604
- Weight: 331g
- Dimensions: 135 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 05 Sep 2005
- Publisher: Oneworld Publications
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This is the first book to present the life, times and poetry of one of the greatest poets in the Arab tradition, Abu Nuwas. Author Philip Kennedy provides the narrative of Abu Nuwas's fascinating life, which was full of intrigue and debauched adventure, in parallel with the presentation of his greatest poems, across all genres, in easy and accessible translations, giving commentary where needed.
Philip F. Kennedy is Associate Professor of Middle Easterna dn islamic Studies and Comparative Literature at New York University. His published works include The Wine Song in Classical Arabic Poetry: Abu Nuwas and the Literary Tradition.
