{"product_id":"arabian-satire-poetry-from-18th-century-najd-paperback","title":"Arabian Satire: Poetry from 18th-Century Najd - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eḤmēd Al-Shwēʿir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarcel Kurpershoek\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJane Tylus\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSatirical verse on society and its hypocrisies\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA master of satire known for his ribald humor, self-deprecation, and invective verse (\u003ci\u003ehijāʾ\u003c\/i\u003e), the poet Ḥmēdān al-Shwēʿir was an acerbic critic of his society and its morals. Living in the Najd region of the Arabian Peninsula, Ḥmēdān wrote in an idiom widely referred to as \"Nabaṭī,\" here a mix of Najdī vernacular and archaic vocabulary and images dating to the origins of Arabic poetry. In \u003ci\u003eArabian Satire\u003c\/i\u003e, Ḥmēdān is mostly concerned with worldly matters and addresses these in different guises: as the patriarch at the helm of the family boat and its unruly crew; as a picaresque anti-hero who revels in taking potshots at the established order, its hypocrisy, and its failings; as a peasant who labors over his palm trees, often to no avail and with no guarantee of success; and as a poet recording in verse how he thinks things ought to be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poems in \u003ci\u003eArabian Satire\u003c\/i\u003e reveal a plucky, headstrong, yet intensely socially committed figure--representative of the traditional Najdī ethos--who infuses his verse with proverbs, maxims, and words of wisdom expressed plainly and conversationally. Ḥmēdān is widely quoted by historians of the Gulf region and in anthologies of popular sayings. This is the first full translation of this remarkable poet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn English-only edition.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eḤmēdān al-Shwēʿir (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eḤmēdān al-Shwēʿir\u003c\/b\u003e was an early eighteenth-century poet from the region of Najd in the Arabian Peninsula, in what is now Saudi Arabia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Tylus (Foreword by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJane Tylus\u003c\/b\u003e, a specialist in late medieval and early modern European literature, religion, and culture, is Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at Yale University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcel Kurpershoek (Translator) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMarcel Kurpershoek\u003c\/b\u003e is a specialist in the oral traditions and poetry of Arabia. He is the author of the five-volume \u003ci\u003eOral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as several books on Middle Eastern history and culture. He is the editor and translator of \u003ci\u003eArabian Satire \u003c\/i\u003eby Ḥmēdān al-Shwēʿir and \u003ci\u003eArabian Romantic \u003c\/i\u003eby ʿAbdallāh ibn Sbayyil. He served as Netherlands ambassador to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, and Poland, and as special envoy to Syria until 2015. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 6.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792607183136,"sku":"9781479885169","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0091bfc19bc5c6068d713af89121bb3f.webp?v=1780704963","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/arabian-satire-poetry-from-18th-century-najd-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}