TY  - BOOK
AU  - Holes,Clive
AU  - Abu Athera,Said Salman
TI  - Poetry and politics in contemporary Bedouin society
SN  - 9780863723384
AV  - PJ7542.N23 H65 2009
U1  - 892.7109 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Reading, UK
PB  - Ithaca Press
KW  - Political poetry
KW  - Arabian Peninsula
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Folk poetry, Arabic
KW  - Arabic poetry
KW  - Political poetry, Arabic
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-348) and index
N2  - "This book shows how colloquial Bedouin poetry remains a vibrant art that has manifold modern functions: commenting on world affairs (such as the Arab-Israeli wars, the Gulf War, the American invasion of Iraq); criticising the domestic policies of Arab states; highlighting poverty, discrimination, the corrupt practices of officialdom, and compliant local media." "Each of the forty-one poems presented within the book is transliterated and translated into English verse, with historical and contextual annotation. The tone is sometimes bitter, sometimes satirical, sometimes scurrilous, and often amusing. The poems are prefaced by an essay on the practice of modern Bedouin poetry." "The book is completed by appendices containing the Arabic script versions of the poems, extensive language notes, and a glossary of the vocabulary."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -