Poet of Jordan
Subtitle: the political poetry of Muhammad Fanatil Al-Hajaya
By: Translated, explained, and introduced by William Tamplin ; With a foreword by, Clive Holes
Series: Studies on Performing Arts & Literature of the Islamicate World -- Volume 6; Studies on performing arts & literature of the Islamicate world -- v. 6
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 474
ISBN-13: 9789004372788
Subjects: Arabic poetry; History and criticism
Description: Tamplin presents two decades' worth of the political poetry of Muhammad Fanatil al-Hajaya, a Bedouin poet from Jordan and a public figure whose voice channels a popular strain of popular Arab political thought. Tamplin's footnoted translations are supplemented with a biography, interviews, and pictures in order to contextualize the man behind the poetry. The aesthetics and politics of vernacular Arabic poetry have long gone undervalued. By offering a close study of the life and work of Hajaya, Tamplin demonstrates the impact that one poet's voice can have on the people and leaders of the contemporary Middle East.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.