Hmayeak Shēms : a poet of pure spirit / Vahé Baladouni, John Gery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baladouni, Vahé, 1925-2017.

Contributor:

Gery, John, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shēms, H. (Hmayeak).

Shēms, H.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 pages) : maps, portraits

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents the life and writings of Armenian poet Hmayeak Shems (1896-1952). The Armenian Genocide of 1915 devastated Shems, who lost his family and home and wandered for years in exile. Yet from debilitating isolation, Shems found a lyrical mastery of Armenian identity and modern spirit. Illuminated by his poetry, this biography chronicles his travels, encounters, and thought to reveal a more compelling and complete portrait of Shems than previously known.

Contents:

pt. 1. Student, rebel and wandering dervish : from Trabzon to the Caucasus and the Balkans

pt. 2. Poet, scholar, orator and teacher : Alexandria.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7618-9093-9

1-282-56145-6

9786612561450

0-7618-5055-4

OCLC:

700699459