War Songs / 'Antarah ibn Shaddad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaddad, 'Antarah ibn, Author.

Contributor:

Cole, Peter

Montgomery, James E.

Sieburth, Richard

Series:

Library of Arabic Literature

Library of Arabic Literature ; 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : New York University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Poems of love and battle by Arabia’s legendary warrior From the sixth-century highlands of Najd in the Arabian peninsula, on the eve of the advent of Islam, come the strident cries of a legendary warrior and poet. The black outcast son of an Arab father and an Ethiopian slave mother, 'Antarah ibn Shaddad struggled to win the recognition of his father and tribe. He defied social norms and, despite his outcast status, loyally defended his people. 'Antarah captured his tumultuous life in uncompromising poetry that combines flashes of tenderness with blood-curdling violence. His war songs are testaments to his life-long battle to win the recognition of his people and the hand of 'Ablah, the free-born woman he loved but who was denied him by her family. War Songs presents the poetry attributed to 'Antarah and includes a selection of poems taken from the later Epic of 'Antar, a popular story-cycle that continues to captivate and charm Arab audiences to this day with tales of its hero’s titanic feats of strength and endurance. 'Antarah’s voice resonates here, for the first time in vibrant, contemporary English, intoning its eternal truths: commitment to one’s beliefs, loyalty to kith and kin, and fidelity in love.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Letter from the General Editor

About this Paperback

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

A Note on the Text

Maps

Map 1: The Tribes of Pre-Islamic Arabia [c. ad 600]

Map 2: The Topography of the Poetry of ʿAntarah

Notes to the Introduction

Al-Aṣmaʿī’s Redaction

Two Qasidas from Ibn Maymūn’s Anthology

Poems from al-Baṭalyawsī’s Recension

Poems from The Epic of ʿAntar

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Notes

Glossary

Concordance of Principal Editions

Bibliography

Further Reading

Index

About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute

About the Translators

The Library of Arabic Literature

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

9781479806553

1479806552

OCLC:

1029769783