{"product_id":"buland-al-7716-aidari-and-modern-iraqi-poetry-selected-poems-1","title":"Buland Al-\u0026#7716;aidari and Modern Iraqi Poetry: Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this brilliant book, ʻAbdulwāḥid Lu'lu'a translates and introduces eighty poems from one of the pioneers of modern Arabic poetry, Buland Al-Ḥaidari.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuland Al-Ḥaidari might fairly be considered the fourth pillar holding up the dome of modern Arabic poetry. Alongside his famous contemporaries Nāzik al-Malā'ika, Badre Shākir Al-Sayyāb, and 'Abdulwahhāb Al-Bayyāti, Al-Ḥaidari likewise made significant contributions to the development of twentieth-century Arabic poetry, including the departure from the traditional use of two-hemistich verses in favor of what has been called the Arabic \"free verse\" form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few of Al-Ḥaidari's poems have been translated into English separately, but no book-length translation of his poetry has been published until now. In \u003ci\u003eBuland Al-Ḥaidari and Modern Iraqi Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, ʻAbdulwāḥid Lu'lu'a translates eighty of Al-Ḥaidari's most important poems, giving English-speaking readers access to this rich corpus. Lu'lu'a's perceptive introduction acquaints readers with the contours of Al-Ḥaidari's life and situates his work in the context of modern Arabic poetry. The translated pieces not only illustrate the depth of Al-Ḥaidari's poetic imagination but also showcase the development of his style, from the youthful romanticism of his first collection \u003ci\u003eClay Throb\u003c\/i\u003e (1946) to the detached pessimism of his \u003ci\u003eSongs of the Dead City\u003c\/i\u003e (1951). Selections are also included from his later collections \u003ci\u003eSteps in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e (1965), \u003ci\u003eThe Journey of Yellow Letters\u003c\/i\u003e (1968), and \u003ci\u003eSongs of the Tired Guard\u003c\/i\u003e (1977). These poems paint a vivid picture of the literary and poetic atmosphere in Baghdad and Iraq from the mid-1940s to the close of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15561222\"\u003eBuland Al-Ḥaidari\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268205317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0268205310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE013000\"\u003eMiddle Eastern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO012000\"\u003eMiddle Eastern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS026030\"\u003eMiddle East | Iraq\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuland Al-Ḥaidari (1926-1996) was a widely published Iraqi poet and literary critic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Abdulwāḥid Lu'lu'a is professor emeritus of English literature at Philadelphia University in Amman, Jordan, and the author and translator of seventy-one books, including \u003ci\u003eListen to the Mourners: The Essential Poems of Nāzik Al-Malā'ika\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Notre Dame Press, 2021).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44526302527725,"sku":"9780268205317","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ffd0982d-1918-412d-b706-c6c833a5a253.jpg?v=1701361396","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/buland-al-7716-aidari-and-modern-iraqi-poetry-selected-poems-1","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}