{"product_id":"poems-of-arab-andalusia-paperback","title":"Poems of Arab Andalusia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCola Franzen\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems, from the astonishing 10th- through 13th-century civilization in Andalusia, are based on the codex of Ibn Sa'id, who wanted poems whose idea is more subtle than the West Wind, and whose language is more beautiful than a fair face. Spanish readers have long been enchanted by their enduring appeal through the versions by Emilio Garc a G mez. This poetry of Arab Andalusia made a profound impact on Spain's Generation of '27. Rafael Alberti says that it was a revelation for me and had a great influence on my work, but above all influenced the work of Federico Garc a Lorca.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCola Franzen's vibrant, delicious and faithful renderings of this poetic motherlode are, to quote from a poet in her marvelous compilation, 'shooting stars that leap agile as acrobats.'--Christopher Sawyer-Lau anno, author of \u003cem\u003eAn Invisible Spectator: A Biography of Paul Bowles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf those things which delight the senses (according to a Tradition of the Prophet) the chiefest are 'water, green things \u0026amp; a beautiful face'; therefore a poetry of noble exquisiteness limits itself to certain tropes, in which the wisdom of sensuality is endlessly rediscovered. Blow dust from the folios of the vanished Moors \u0026amp; be stabbed by the URGENT NECESSITY of light-dappled fountains, the fractals of the garden, the transmutations of desire.--Peter Lamborn Wilson, author of \u003cem\u003ePloughing the Clouds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCola Franzen has translated from Spanish some twenty volumes of prose and poetry, including Claudia Guill n's \u003cem\u003eThe Challenge of Comparative Literature, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDreams of the Abandoned Seducer\u003c\/em\u003e by Alicia Borinsky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 7.92 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758127808800,"sku":"9780872862425","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/afed755bba15fcde7259163ce496ba04.webp?v=1780118710","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/poems-of-arab-andalusia-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}