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Music of a Distant Drum

Music of a Distant Drum
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9780691150109
ISBN-13 : 0691150109
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Download or read book Music of a Distant Drum written by and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 132 poems, most of which here make their English-language debut, represent the three major languages of medieval Islam--Arabic, Persian, and Turkish--with the remainder from Hebrew. They span more than a thousand years, from the seventh to the early eighteenth century, when poetry, like so much else, was shattered and reshaped by the impact of the West. They range from panegyric and satire to religious poetry and lyrics about wine, women, and love. Lewis begins with an introduction on the place of poets and poetry in Middle Eastern history and concludes with biographical notes on all the poets.


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