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Concerto al-Quds = Kūnshīrtū al-Quds / Adonis ; translated from the Arabic by Khaled Mattawa.

by Adūnīs, 1930-

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Yale University Press, 2017.

Arabic poetry -- 21st century -- Translations into English.

Jerusalem -- Poetry.

Margellos world republic of letters book.

9780300197648 (hc.)

Kūnshīrtū al-Quds. English

Alternate title:

Kūnshīrtū al-Quds

85 pages ; 21 cm.

Translation of Kūnshīrtū al-Quds.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-83).

Part I. The meaning. Heavenly summary -- A sky on Earth -- A rope between a camel and a tank -- A bridge to Job -- Dissection -- Afflictions -- Tempted by nothing: a song -- Tempted by everything: a song -- Part II. Images.

"A cri de cœur or fully imagined poem on the myth and history of Jerusalem/Al-Quds from the author revered as the greatest living Arabic poet. At the age of eighty-six, Adonis, an Arabic poet with Syrian origins, a critic, an essayist, and a devoted secularist, has come out of retirement to pen an extended, innovative poem on Jerusalem/Al-Quds. It is a hymn to a troubled city embattled by the conflicting demands of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Adonis's city, as a coveted land, ought to suggest the universal love of humanity; as a land of tragedy, a place of contending history and beliefs, and a locus of bitterness, conflict, hatred, rivalry, and blood. Wrapping multiple voices, historical references, and political viewpoints within his ecstatic lyricism, Adonis has created a provocative work of unique beauty and profound wisdom, beautifully rendered in English by award-winning poet Khaled Mattawa."--Provided by publisher.

Mattawa, Khaled.

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