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Abu Nuwas (c. 756-813) was one of the greatest Arab poets of the classical period.
In literary history, he is remembered chiefly as the hard-drinking and eloquent
composer of dissolute wine poems, from which he emerges as one of the most
charismatic figures in world literature. Yet, he was in fact an all-round poet and
exerted a profound influence on Abbasid poetry more generally; he is one of a
handful of individuals who can be deemed to stand at the very heart of Arabic
literary culture. Abu Nuwas presents the entertaining life story of this legendary
figure alongside accessible translations of some of his most important poems. With
commentaries, a glossary and a guide to further reading, this book is the ideal
introduction to a true genius of Arabic literature.
- Sales Rank: #1764537 in eBooks
- Published on: 2012-12-01
- Released on: 2012-12-01
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review
"Philip has written a very good book on the great (in my view) greatest Arabic poet, Abu Nuwas... The literary analysis is generally excellent, balanced and erudite." -- Geert Jan van Gelder - Laudian Professor of Arabic, Oxford University
About the Author
Philip F. Kennedy is Associate Professor of Middle Easterna dn islamic Studies and Comparative Literature at New York University. His published works include The Wine Song in Classical Arabic Poetry: Abu Nuwas and the Literary Tradition.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Good Introduction
By Samir Sobhy
This rather short introduction (138 pages), to Abu Nuwas' poetry gives a general idea of his work, with a scholarly critical approach. It contains useful explanations (the author likes sometimes to use instead, the word "exegesis"!!), to the complex world of Arabic poetry and culture of the Eighth Century.
The author, an expert in Arabic and Islamic literature at NYU, clarifies the ideas, imagery, and play on words behind Abu Nuwas' verse, and reveals why he is considered one of the greatest Arabic poets, who had an important place and influence, not only in Arabic literature, but in the world. He also introduces the colorful personality of Abu Nuwas, his humour, his inventive imagination, his genius, as well as his outrageous irreverence.
It is also important to underline that the book is the latest of only THREE books available in English, exclusively covering Abu Nuwas' work. Many references to Abu Nuwas and some examples of his work can be found in various general books on Arabic and Islamic poetry and literature.
Those who are not familiar with Abu Nuwas, will be surprised to learn that his work covered a huge spectrum of themes, among which the most important and better known are the following three: praise of wine, erotic courting of women, and erotic courting of men. However, many consider his other, less controversial, themes to be equally important, if not even more important.
In his verse, Abu Nuwas never hesitated to use the most open and shamless language to sing the pleasures of drinking wine and having sex, with women as well as men. This of course placed Abu Nuwas by conservatives and homophbics, even during his time, among the libertines and pornographers who should be sensored. One has to admit that, many of Abu Nuwas' verses, though very witty and clever, can be extremely shocking to those who do not have the necessary open mind nor the respect and admiration for the power of art and creativity, no matter how outrageous.
I strongly recommend the book to those who are interested in Abu Nuwas, or who would like to discover his work. However, I would like to underline that I found the style of the author to be heavy and pedantic, with constant use of rather archaic Old English words, when other less complicated and more readable words, giving the same meaning, are available. I also wished that, instead of giving his "exegesis" two thirds of the space in his book and only one third to Abu Nuwas' verse, he would have reversed the shares!!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Pulling it all together
By John Michael Albert
I am no great scholar of Arabic poetry but, as a poet, I've read it in translation whenever available for the last 30 years of my life. As you might imagine, I've accumulated a strong sense of what's going on in both ancient and modern Arabic poets and how they achieve it in terms of form and imagery. What this book has done is to pull it all together for me. If you're interested in reading Abu Nuwas's poetry, this is decidedly not the place to begin. But if you want a scholarly read that combines elements of biography, literature, and analysis of various poems in various forms, this is it. It's dense. It's pithy. It almost reads like a dissertation. It's exactly what I need at this point.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Philip F. Kennedy
By EDWARD J DEVERGES
It would be very nice if amazon still gave readers the option to notify publishers of requests to release this author in kindle format.
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