Bedouin poets of the Nafūd desert

Name: Bedouin poets of the Nafūd desert
Author: Khalaf Abū Zwayyid, ʻAdwān al-Hirbīd, and ʻAjlān ibn Rmāl ; edited and translated by Marcel Kurpershoek ; volume editor Philip F. Kennedy

Title	Bedouin poets of the Nafūd desert
Author	Khalaf Abū Zwayyid, ʻAdwān al-Hirbīd, and ʻAjlān ibn Rmāl ; edited and translated by Marcel Kurpershoek ; volume editor Philip F. Kennedy
Publication Date:	2024
Publication Place	New York - New York University Press
Subject	Poetry
Type	Book
Language	ara,eng
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	455
Library:	University of Heidelberg
Library Asset ID	978-1-4798-2615-5
Record ID	69231918
Date	2024
Sample Text	"Bedouin Poets of the Nafūd Desert features poetry from three poets of the Ibn Rashīd dynasty-the highwater mark of Bedouin culture in the nineteenth century. Khalaf Abū Zwayyid, 'Adwān al-Hirbīd, and 'Ajlān ibn Rmāl belonged to tribes based around the area of Jabal Shammar in northern Arabia. A cultural and political center for the region, Jabal Shammar attracted caravans of traders and pilgrims, tribal shaykhs, European travelers (including T.E. Lawrence), illiterate Bedouin poets, and learned Arabs. All three poets lived at the inception of or during modernity's accelerating encroachment. New inventions and firearms spread throughout the region, and these poets captured Bedouin life in changing times. Their poems and the accompanying narratives showcase the beauty and complexity of Bedouin culture, while also grappling with the upheaval brought about by the rise of the House of Saud and Wahhabism. The poems featured in Bedouin Poets of the Nafūd Desert are often humorous and witty, yet also sentimental, wistful, and romantic. They vividly describe journeys on camelback, stories of family and marriage, thrilling raids, and beautiful nature scenes, offering a window into Bedouin culture and society in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries"--
Dipnotlar	Gegenüber der Titelseite Paralleltitel in arabischer Schrift angegeben ; Includes bibliographical references and index
Toplam başlık serisi	Library of Arabic literature
İllüstrasyonlar	Karte
Katkıda Bulunanlar	Kurpershoek, Marcel [HerausgeberIn] [ÜbersetzerIn], Abū Zuwaiyid, Ḫalaf [VerfasserIn], Hirbīd, ʿAdwān al- [VerfasserIn], Ibn Rimāl, ʻAǧlān [VerfasserIn], Kennedy, Philip F. [HerausgeberIn]
Yazı Dili	Text parallel in arabisch und englisch. - Einführung und Bemerkungen englisch, Teilweise in arabischer Schrift, arabisch

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Bedouin poets of the Nafūd desert

Author Khalaf Abū Zwayyid, ʻAdwān al-Hirbīd, and ʻAjlān ibn Rmāl ; edited and translated by Marcel Kurpershoek ; volume editor Philip F. Kennedy

Publication Date 2024

Publication Place New York - New York University Press

Subject Poetry

Type Book

Language ara,eng

Digital No

Manuscript No

Pages Count 455

Library University of Heidelberg

Library Asset ID 978-1-4798-2615-5

Record ID 69231918

Date 2024

Sample Text "Bedouin Poets of the Nafūd Desert features poetry from three poets of the Ibn Rashīd dynasty-the highwater mark of Bedouin culture in the nineteenth century. Khalaf Abū Zwayyid, 'Adwān al-Hirbīd, and 'Ajlān ibn Rmāl belonged to tribes based around the area of Jabal Shammar in northern Arabia. A cultural and political center for the region, Jabal Shammar attracted caravans of traders and pilgrims, tribal shaykhs, European travelers (including T.E. Lawrence), illiterate Bedouin poets, and learned Arabs. All three poets lived at the inception of or during modernity's accelerating encroachment. New inventions and firearms spread throughout the region, and these poets captured Bedouin life in changing times. Their poems and the accompanying narratives showcase the beauty and complexity of Bedouin culture, while also grappling with the upheaval brought about by the rise of the House of Saud and Wahhabism. The poems featured in Bedouin Poets of the Nafūd Desert are often humorous and witty, yet also sentimental, wistful, and romantic. They vividly describe journeys on camelback, stories of family and marriage, thrilling raids, and beautiful nature scenes, offering a window into Bedouin culture and society in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries"--

Dipnotlar Gegenüber der Titelseite Paralleltitel in arabischer Schrift angegeben ; Includes bibliographical references and index

Toplam başlık serisi Library of Arabic literature

İllüstrasyonlar Karte

Katkıda Bulunanlar Kurpershoek, Marcel [HerausgeberIn] [ÜbersetzerIn], Abū Zuwaiyid, Ḫalaf [VerfasserIn], Hirbīd, ʿAdwān al- [VerfasserIn], Ibn Rimāl, ʻAǧlān [VerfasserIn], Kennedy, Philip F. [HerausgeberIn]

Yazı Dili Text parallel in arabisch und englisch. - Einführung und Bemerkungen englisch, Teilweise in arabischer Schrift, arabisch