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Format: 1 online resource

ISBN: 9781479879861

Series Statement: Library of Arabic Literature ; 11

Content: Poems of love and battle by Arabia’s legendary warrior From the sixth-century highlands of Najd in the Arabian peninsula, on the eve of the advent of Islam, come the strident cries of a legendary warrior and poet. The black outcast son of an Arab father and an Ethiopian slave mother, 'Antarah ibn Shaddad struggled to win the recognition of his father and tribe. He defied social norms and, despite his outcast status, loyally defended his people. 'Antarah captured his tumultuous life in uncompromising poetry that combines flashes of tenderness with blood-curdling violence. His war songs are testaments to his life-long battle to win the recognition of his people and the hand of 'Ablah, the free-born woman he loved but who was denied him by her family. War Songs presents the poetry attributed to 'Antarah and includes a selection of poems taken from the later Epic of 'Antar, a popular story-cycle that continues to captivate and charm Arab audiences to this day with tales of its hero’s titanic feats of strength and endurance. 'Antarah’s voice resonates here, for the first time in vibrant, contemporary English, intoning its eternal truths: commitment to one’s beliefs, loyalty to kith and kin, and fidelity in love.

Note: War Songs -- , Frontmatter -- , Letter from the General Editor -- , Table of Contents -- , Foreword -- , Introduction -- , Acknowledgments -- , A Note on the Text -- , Maps -- , Map 1: The Tribes of Pre-Islamic Arabia [c. ad 600] -- , Map 2: The Topography of the Poetry of ʿAntarah -- , Notes to the Introduction -- , Al-Aṣmaʿī’s Redaction -- , 1: Did poetry die? -- , 2: Damn the ruins! -- , 3: The Battle of ʿUrāʿir -- , 4: Your sorry ass -- , 5: Raqāshi is gone -- , 6: I know Death -- , 7: Blade-thin, war-spent -- , 8: The crow croaked -- , 9: Traced like tattoos -- , 10: The eyes of an ʿUsfān gazelle -- , 11: Shut up about my horse -- , 12: A cavalry charge -- , 13: Between Qaww and Qārah -- , 14: The hostage you offered up -- , 15: I planted my cold arrow -- , 16: Primed for battle -- , 17: Your last gasp is near! -- , 18: Jostled by horses -- , 19: I didn’t start this war -- , 20: That dung beetle, Jaʿd -- , 21: Who’ll side with you? -- , 22: Grasping at spears -- , 23: A panicked leader -- , 24: The antelopes sprinted right and left -- , 25: An enemy squadron attacked -- , 26: Jirwah is mine -- , 27: War ripped out Ghaṭafān’s spine -- , Two Qasidas from Ibn Maymūn’s Anthology -- , 28: The East Wind blew -- , 29: Between shock and grief -- , Poems from al-Baṭalyawsī’s Recension -- , 30: Why are you fat as camels’ humps? -- , 31: Spears adrip with gore -- , 32: The crow croaked -- , 33: Pay for my blood -- , 34: My horse Blaze -- , 35: My steeds live for War -- , 36: Death and Revenge -- , 37: Escape if you can -- , 38: At the Pass of Woe -- , 39: Man up, Ḥuṣayn! -- , 40: Death always finds a way -- , 41: In the forest of spears -- , 42: The Fates claim their due -- , 43: The Half-Blood -- , Poems from The Epic of ʿAntar -- , 44: Did ʿAblah’s brightness ignite your heart? -- , 45: The murky binge of battle -- , 46: The fire for you burns in my belly -- , 47: A sin ʿAblah can’t forgive -- , 48: I was betrayed -- , 49: ʿAblah’s wraith -- , 50: The birds are jittery -- , 51: That coward, Death -- , Appendix 1 -- , Appendix 2 -- , Appendix 3 -- , Notes -- , Glossary -- , List of Place Names in the Poetry of ʿAntarah -- , Concordance of Principal Editions -- , Bibliography -- , Further Reading -- , Index -- , About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute -- , About the Typefaces -- , Titles Published by the Library of Arabic Literature -- , About the Editor–Translators , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.18574/9781479879861

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479879861

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Format: 1 online resource (312 pages)

ISBN: 1-4798-7986-X

Series Statement: Library of Arabic Literature ; 11

Content: Poems of love and battle by Arabia’s legendary warrior From the sixth-century highlands of Najd in the Arabian peninsula, on the eve of the advent of Islam, come the strident cries of a legendary warrior and poet. The black outcast son of an Arab father and an Ethiopian slave mother, 'Antarah ibn Shaddad struggled to win the recognition of his father and tribe. He defied social norms and, despite his outcast status, loyally defended his people. 'Antarah captured his tumultuous life in uncompromising poetry that combines flashes of tenderness with blood-curdling violence. His war songs are testaments to his life-long battle to win the recognition of his people and the hand of 'Ablah, the free-born woman he loved but who was denied him by her family. War Songs presents the poetry attributed to 'Antarah and includes a selection of poems taken from the later Epic of 'Antar, a popular story-cycle that continues to captivate and charm Arab audiences to this day with tales of its hero’s titanic feats of strength and endurance. 'Antarah’s voice resonates here, for the first time in vibrant, contemporary English, intoning its eternal truths: commitment to one’s beliefs, loyalty to kith and kin, and fidelity in love.

Note: War Songs -- , Frontmatter -- , Letter from the General Editor -- , Table of Contents -- , Foreword -- , Introduction -- , Acknowledgments -- , A Note on the Text -- , Maps -- , Map 1: The Tribes of Pre-Islamic Arabia [c. ad 600] -- , Map 2: The Topography of the Poetry of ʿAntarah -- , Notes to the Introduction -- , Al-Aṣmaʿī’s Redaction -- , 1: Did poetry die? -- , 2: Damn the ruins! -- , 3: The Battle of ʿUrāʿir -- , 4: Your sorry ass -- , 5: Raqāshi is gone -- , 6: I know Death -- , 7: Blade-thin, war-spent -- , 8: The crow croaked -- , 9: Traced like tattoos -- , 10: The eyes of an ʿUsfān gazelle -- , 11: Shut up about my horse -- , 12: A cavalry charge -- , 13: Between Qaww and Qārah -- , 14: The hostage you offered up -- , 15: I planted my cold arrow -- , 16: Primed for battle -- , 17: Your last gasp is near! -- , 18: Jostled by horses -- , 19: I didn’t start this war -- , 20: That dung beetle, Jaʿd -- , 21: Who’ll side with you? -- , 22: Grasping at spears -- , 23: A panicked leader -- , 24: The antelopes sprinted right and left -- , 25: An enemy squadron attacked -- , 26: Jirwah is mine -- , 27: War ripped out Ghaṭafān’s spine -- , Two Qasidas from Ibn Maymūn’s Anthology -- , 28: The East Wind blew -- , 29: Between shock and grief -- , Poems from al-Baṭalyawsī’s Recension -- , 30: Why are you fat as camels’ humps? -- , 31: Spears adrip with gore -- , 32: The crow croaked -- , 33: Pay for my blood -- , 34: My horse Blaze -- , 35: My steeds live for War -- , 36: Death and Revenge -- , 37: Escape if you can -- , 38: At the Pass of Woe -- , 39: Man up, Ḥuṣayn! -- , 40: Death always finds a way -- , 41: In the forest of spears -- , 42: The Fates claim their due -- , 43: The Half-Blood -- , Poems from The Epic of ʿAntar -- , 44: Did ʿAblah’s brightness ignite your heart? -- , 45: The murky binge of battle -- , 46: The fire for you burns in my belly -- , 47: A sin ʿAblah can’t forgive -- , 48: I was betrayed -- , 49: ʿAblah’s wraith -- , 50: The birds are jittery -- , 51: That coward, Death -- , Appendix 1 -- , Appendix 2 -- , Appendix 3 -- , Notes -- , Glossary -- , List of Place Names in the Poetry of ʿAntarah -- , Concordance of Principal Editions -- , Bibliography -- , Further Reading -- , Index -- , About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute -- , About the Typefaces -- , Titles Published by the Library of Arabic Literature -- , About the Editor–Translators , Issued also in print. , In English.

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-4798-8090-6

Language: English

DOI: 10.18574/9781479879861