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Bedouin Poetry
Contributor(s): Bailey, Clinton (Author)

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ISBN: 0863563309     ISBN-13: 9780863563300
Publisher: Saqi Books
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: February 2002
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Annotation: This book presents 113 poems, which reflect attitudes of the bedouin, a desert-dwelling, non-literate tribe, to a variety of personal, social and political experiences. Each poem is translated into English with an introduction describing its setting and with notes that clarify the cultural, linguistic and historical background. The poems are also presented in Arabic script and in phonemic transliteration. They are arranged according to their purpose: poems of expression, communication, instruction and entertainment, and poems reflecting the bedouin response to Turkish, British, Egyptian, and Israeli rulers from 1882 to 1982.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Middle Eastern
- Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy
Dewey: 892.710
LCCN: 2003428824
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 9.2" L (1.69 lbs) 540 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Middle East
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index
 
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Publisher Description:
The Bedouin have a strong tradition of oral poetry that plays a central role in their daily life. Bailey has spent more than twenty years among the Bedouin of Sinai and the Negev, studying their culture and recording their poems.
 
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