{"product_id":"a-demon-spirit-arabic-hunting-poems-hardback-9781479834129","title":"A Demon Spirit; Arabic Hunting Poems (Hardback) 9781479834129","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Demon Spirit\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eArabic Hunting Poems\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAbū Nuwās (Author), James E. Montgomery (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781479834129\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e472 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm, 0.953 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVerses on hunter and quarry from a giant of Arabic poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Arguably the greatest poet of the Arabic language, Abū Nuwās was renowned for his innovations in poetic genre and style and was a larger-than-life figure even among his contemporaries in Abbasid Baghdad. In A Demon Spirit, acclaimed translator and scholar James E. Montgomery renders this literary giant's hunting poetry, or \u003ci\u003eṭardiyyāt\u003c\/i\u003e, translated for the first time in vivid English.\u003cbr\u003e Abū Nuwās's poems radiate brilliance, ingenuity, and lyrical attentiveness to both nature and body. These hunting poems convey the crackling energy of ruthless predators and wily prey, the worryingly uncertain outcome of perilous pursuits, and the mythic perfection of warriors both human and animal—all the while overturning genre structures and power dynamics with unforgettable imagery expressed in smooth, natural language.\u003cbr\u003e A bilingual Arabic-English edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656099852568,"sku":"9781479834129","price":24.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-demon-spirit-arabic-hunting-poems-hardback-9781479834129","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}