A Critical Introduction to Modern Arabic Poetry
TIJANI 169 also fond of reading classical Arabic literature, particularly the works of Sufi writers like al-Ghazali.^136 In the ...
THE ROMANTICS 170 Here in my heart is the Truth, here is a spark from Heaven, Here in my heart is God. (p. 19) which is strongly ...
TIJANI 171 Tijani never takes for granted the physical beauty of the world, he never ceases to be surprised that so much beauty ...
THE ROMANTICS 172 Abu Risha There are no such mystical moments in the work of the Syrian poet TJmar Abu Risha (1910 — ).^138 Abu ...
ABU RISHA 173 romanticism. In it Abu Shadi is made to recite lines written by Abu Risha on the Mahjar free-verse writer Amin al- ...
THE ROMANTICS 174 body returns to his sinful way of life. This disillusioned and cynical view of mankind is shown in another sho ...
ABU RISHA 175 the poet illustrates his theme by resorting to the two contrasting aspects of woman (common in much romantic poetr ...
THE ROMANTICS 176 youth passing, and power and glory giving way to weak and decrepit old age : these are ideas which appear freq ...
ABU RISHA 177 to some extent to the political development in the area before and after the Second World War, culminating in the ...
THE ROMANTICS 178 Suffering their wounds patiently, their heads bowed down in shame. Time has made them forget life's laughter a ...
The emigrant poets The Mahjar poets, i.e. the Arab poets who emigrated to America, form such a distinct school of writing that t ...
THE EMIGRANT POETS 180 they were Christians and the educated amongst them were brought up in missionary schools, and were imbued ...
IN THE UNITED STATES 181 by al-Sa'ih (founded in New York in 1912 by 'Abdul Masih Haddad). Other reviews followed, one of the mo ...
THE EMIGRANT POETS 182 inspiration for the younger generation of writers. He was the driving force behind the formation in 1920 ...
IN THE UNITBD STATES 183 small output, partly because of what some regard as excessive sentimentality, but chiefly in the opinio ...
THE EMIGRANT POETS 184 'Riddles',^11 which although by no means one of the greatest achievements of this poet, is certainly one ...
IN THE UNITED STATES 185 which bare statements need in order that they may be converted into poetry. Taha Husain's judgment on t ...
THE EMIGRANT POETS 186 there is one passage which we might quote because of the light it throws on the aims and assumptions not ...
IN THE UNITED STATES 187 friends. He calls upon his comrade to follow him silently with his pick axe and shovel to dig a pit for ...
THE EMIGRANT POETS 188 (as in, for instance, 'Prayers' and 'The Lost Traveller'). Indeed, like the rest of the Mahjar romantics, ...
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