Mahmoud Darwish: The Poet's Art and His Nation

ISBN-13: 9780815633617 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 277 str.

Khaled Mattawa

Opis

In Mahmoud Darwish: The Poet s Art and His Nation, Mattawa pays tribute
to one of the most celebrated and well-read poets of our era. With
detailed knowledge of Arabic verse and a firm grounding in Palestinian
history, Mattawa explores the ways in which Darwish s aesthetics have
played a crucial role in shaping and maintaining Palestinian identity and
culture through decades of warfare, attrition, exile, and land confiscation.
Mattawa chronicles the evolution of his poetry, from a young poet igniting
resistance in occupied land to his decades in exile where his work grew in
ambition and scope. In doing so, Mattawa reveals Darwish s verse to be
both rooted to its place of longing and to transcend place, as it reaches for
the universal and the human."

Spis treści

Contents:
1. A n Introduction: Perennial Tensions
2. The Poet and the National Literature
3. Poet Under Occupation (1964–1971)
4. Poet of National Liberation (1971–1986)
5. To Survive in the World (1986–1993)
6. Who Am I Without Exile? (1995–2008)
7. Parting Words