Introduction -- 1. Modern Arabic Poetry and English Poetry -- 2. The Arabic Waste Lands -- 3. Translating Whitman's Song of Myself into Arabic -- 4. Al-Sayyab's Translational Contribution -- Conclusion -- Bibliography. "This is the first study to examine the Arabic translations…
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" ... In translation, alongside the original Arabic, including thirteen poems by Darwish never before published - in English or Arabic - and a long work by Adonis ... also published here for the first time."--[P.] 4 of cover.
Mahmud Darwish, Samih al-Qasim, and Asdonis are amongst the leading poets in the Arab world today. Victims of a Map presents some of their finest work in translation, alongside the original Arabic, including thirteen poems by Darwish never before published - in English or Arabic…
"Mahmoud Darwish is a literary rarity: at once critically acclaimed as one of the most important poets in the Arabic language, and beloved as the voice of his people. He is a living legend whose lyrics are sung by fieldworkers and schoolchildren. He has assimilated some of the w…
