James E. Montgomery Fate the Hunter (Paperback) Library of Arabic Literature

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Fate the HunterCondition: NewSubtitle: Early Arabic Hunting PoemsISBN-10: 1479834254EAN: 9781479834259ISBN: 9781479834259Publisher: New York University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/12/2024Description: A rich anthology of pre-Islamic and early Islamic poetry on the beauties and perils of the huntIn the poems of Fate the Hunter, many of them translated into English for the first time, trained cheetahs chase oryx, and goshawks glare from falconers’ arms, while archers stalk their prey across the desert plains and mountain ravines of the Arabian peninsula. With this collection, James E. Montgomery, acclaimed translator of War Songs by ʿAntarah ibn Shaddād, offers a new edition and translation of twenty-six early works of hunting poetry, or ṭardiyyāt. Included here are poems by pre-Islamic poets such as Imruʾ al-Qays and al-Shanfarā, as well as poets from the Umayyad era such as al-Shamardal ibn Sharīk. The volume concludes with the earliest extant epistle about hunting, written by ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd al-Kātib, a master of Arabic prose.Through the eyes of the poet, the hunter’s pursuit of the quarry mirrors Fate’s pursuit of both humans and nonhumans and highlights the ambiguity of the encounter. With breathtaking descriptions of falcons, gazelles, and saluki gazehounds, the poems in Fate the Hunter capture the drama and tension of the hunt while offering meditations on Fate, mortality, and death.An English-only edition.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 210mmItem Length: 140mmItem Weight: 268gTranslator: James E. MontgomeryContributor: James E. Montgomery (Translated by), Alice Oswald (Foreword by)Author: James E. MontgomeryGenre: Poetry & DramaTopic: Literary CriticismBook Series: Library of Arabic LiteratureRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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