Love and Poetry in the Middle East: Love and Literature from Antiquity to the Present

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Atef Alshaer

Love and Poetry in the Middle East

Love and Literature from Antiquity to the Present

Atef Alshaer

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English

I.B. Tauris
24 August 2023

Literary studies: poetry & poets; Middle Eastern history; Islamic studies

Love has been an important trope in the literature of the region we now call the Middle East, from ancient times to modern. This book analyses love poetry in various ancient and contemporary languages of the Middle East, including Akkadian, ancient Egyptian, Classical and Modern Standard Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Turkish and Kurdish, including literary materials that have been discovered and highlighted for the first time.

Together, the chapters reflect and explore the discursive evolution of the theme of love, and the sensibilities, styles and techniques used to convey it. They chart the way in which poems in ancient poetry give way to complex and varied reflections of human sentiments in the medieval languages and on to the modern period which in turn reflects the complexities and nuances of present times. Offering a snapshot of the diverse literary languages and their relationship to the theme of love, the book will be of interest to scholars of Near and Middle Eastern Literature and Culture.

Edited by: Atef Alshaer
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780755640980
ISBN 10: 0755640985
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 24 August 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Atef Alshaer is Senior Lecturer in Arabic Language and Culture at the University of Westminster, UK. He is the author of Poetry and Politics in the Modern Arab World (2016), and co-author of The Hizbullah Phenomenon: Politics and Communication (2014).