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Item Details
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THE GOLDEN ODES OF LOVE
AN ENGLISH VERSE RENDERING |
| By: |
Desmond O'Grady (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£12.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
9774244613 |
| ISBN 13: |
9789774244612 |
| Publisher: |
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 1997 |
| Pages: |
64 |
| Translated from: |
Arabic |
| Description: |
This collection of seven odes are known as the Mu'allaqat, the "suspended" poems, because they were transcribed in letters of gold on linen and suspended in the shrine of the Kaaba at Mecca as masterpieces of the qasida form. These verse renderings capture the rhythm and spirit of the art. |
| Synopsis: |
Arabic literature sprang into existence in the sixth and seventh centuries AD with an outburst of poetry. Across northern Arabia, poets recited qasidas (odes), in which a series of themes is elaborated with vivid, imaginative language and cast in complex rhythmic and rhyming schemes. These seven odes are know collectively as the Mu'allaqat, the "suspended" poems, because they were transcribed in letters of gold on linen and suspended in the shrine of the Kaaba at Mecca as masterpieces of the qasida form. Desmond O'Grady's verse renderings of the odes seek to capture the rhythm and spirit of this art. The known facts of the poets' lives serve as brief introductions. |
| Publication: |
Egypt |
| Imprint: |
The American University in Cairo Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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