Arabic poetry : trajectories of modernity and tradition /

Since the late 1940s, Arabic poetry has spoken for an Arab conscience, as much as it has debated positions and ideologies, nationally and worldwide. This book tackles issues of modernity and tradition in Arabic poetry as manifested in poetic texts and criticism by poets as participants in transforma...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mūsawī, Muḥsin Jāsim
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Series:Routledge studies in Middle Eastern literatures.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Arabic poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
Poésie arabe > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > African.
Arabic poetry.
Gedichten.
Arabisch.
Traditie.
Moderniteit.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Poetic trajectories : critical introduction
  • 2. The tradition/modernity nexus in Arabic poetics
  • 3. Poetic strategies : thresholds for conformity and dissent
  • 4. Poetic dialogization : ancestors in the text, figures and figurations
  • 5. Dedications as poetic intersections
  • 6. Envisioning exile : past anchors and problematic encounters
  • 7. The edge of recognition and rejection : why T.S. Eliot?
  • 8. Conclusion : deviational and reversal poetics
  • dissent, not allegiance.

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