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Abu Nuwas was a great Arabic poet whose poetry encapsulated the society of his time. It has now been twelve centuries since Ab Nuw s composed words as he trod the streets of Baghdad. For most of that period, major parts of his work were censored by state and mosque. It s only recently that the suppressed material has been allowed to see the light of day, and this new translation of the known khamriyy t faithfully reflects the original. Abu Nuwas s khamriyyat exhorts his listener to seek out pleasures. He pays homage to aged wine and to the tavern as a recourse for carnal pleasures, where the client is entertained by an engaging wine-server (saqi) who welcomes him with a kiss and urges him to drink. A whole body of symbolism revolves round the wine. At its heart is the feminine imagery; the wine (khamr, feminine) is the daughter of the vine, a bride brought out of its boudoir (vat) to be mated with water (ma , masculine) to whom it submits at the mixing. That symbolism is a convenient vehicle for invoking a hetero/homo-erotic theme. Abu Nuwas does not seek his pleasures discreetly, asserting that a pleasure is not complete unless enjoyed openly. He is equally unreserved in his religious and social subversions. To an Arabist, the khamriyy t is a rich feast of lofty verse, witty allusions and dazzling imagery. Those qualities are reproduced here in a lucid and elegant translation that will delight the specialist as well as the general reader.
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- ÉditeurMatador
- Date d'édition2015
- ISBN 10 1784623164
- ISBN 13 9781784623166
- ReliureBroché
- Nombre de pages328
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