{"product_id":"an-anthology-of-somali-poetry-paperback-softback-9780253304636","title":"An Anthology of Somali Poetry (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253304636","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Anthology of Somali Poetry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBogumil W. Andrzejewski (Author), Sheila Andrzejewski (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253304636\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 September 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e128 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 0.7 cm, 0.227 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\"This is a fascinating and unusual collection that deserves attention.\" —Bloomsbury Review\u003cbr\u003e \" . . . this anthology of poetry is a breath of fresh air. It provides the reader with the means of gaining a deeper insight into Somali life through what is to the Somalis their most important cultural form, namely, poetry.\" —Bulletin of the School of Irental \u0026amp; African Studies\u003cbr\u003e \"This affordable and beautifully produced book is a small jewel in the field of Somali studies, as it is the fruit of over forty years of dedicated linguistic and literary scholarship by one of the most thorough and accurate translators and analysts of Somali poetry, B. W. Andrzejewski.\" —International Journal of African Historical Studies\u003cbr\u003e Somalia has been called \"a nation of poets.\" This volume makes available in beautiful English translation the very best, and most universal, of Somali poetry, from the 19th century to the present. With appendixes covering the oral and written medium, the pronunciation of Somali words, alliteration and scansion, selected bibliography, and sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e The Poems\u003cbr\u003e Raage Ugaas\u003cbr\u003e 1 To the Camels\u003cbr\u003e 2 A Broken Betrothal\u003cbr\u003e 3 A Horse Beyond Compare\u003cbr\u003e 4 Riposte to a Young Opponent in a Poetic Duel\u003cbr\u003e 5 Old Age\u003cbr\u003e Xirsi Garaad Faarax 'Wiilwaal'\u003cbr\u003e 6 A Young Sultan Speaks to His People\u003cbr\u003e Cali Bucul\u003cbr\u003e 7 Guulside, the Victory Bearer\u003cbr\u003e Aadan-Gurey Maxamed Cabdille\u003cbr\u003e 8 Seventy and Ten Years\u003cbr\u003e Faarax Afcad\u003cbr\u003e 9 Camel Rustling—1\u003cbr\u003e Qawdhan Ducaale\u003cbr\u003e 10 Camel Rustling—2\u003cbr\u003e Cali Jaamac Haabiil\u003cbr\u003e 11 The Death of a Friend\u003cbr\u003e Maxamed Cabdille Xasan\u003cbr\u003e 12 A Fine War Horse\u003cbr\u003e 13 A Land of Drought\u003cbr\u003e 14 Treason\u003cbr\u003e 15 A Terrible Journey\u003cbr\u003e 16 Folly\u003cbr\u003e 17 Perhaps the Trumpet Has Sounded\u003cbr\u003e 18 A Prayer for Maryam\u003cbr\u003e Xuseen Maxamuud Faarax known as 'Xuseen Dhiqle'\u003cbr\u003e 19 The Lion's Share\u003cbr\u003e Ismaaciil Mire\u003cbr\u003e 20 Change of Command\u003cbr\u003e 21 A Hoopoe Rebuked\u003cbr\u003e 22 Listen, O Truck\u003cbr\u003e 23 Fleeting Joys\u003cbr\u003e 24 What Will Come Next?\u003cbr\u003e Saahid Qamaan\u003cbr\u003e 25 Equality\u003cbr\u003e Qamaan Bulxan\u003cbr\u003e 26 The Stolen Wife\u003cbr\u003e 27 In Praise of Barni Sheekh\u003cbr\u003e Nuur Ugaas Rooble\u003cbr\u003e 28 Dissimulation\u003cbr\u003e Cilmi Bowndheri\u003cbr\u003e 29 A Vain Love\u003cbr\u003e 30 A Vision\u003cbr\u003e 31 The Messenger\u003cbr\u003e Faarax Shuuriye\u003cbr\u003e 32 A Chief is Thanked for the Gift of a Horse\u003cbr\u003e Cumar Xuseen 'Ostreeliya'\u003cbr\u003e 33 Where True Profit Lies\u003cbr\u003e 34 In Praise of Weris\u003cbr\u003e Muuse Xaaji Ismaaciil Galaal\u003cbr\u003e 35 The Serpent\u003cbr\u003e Axmed Maxamed Good 'Shimbir'\u003cbr\u003e 36 A Lover's Fears\u003cbr\u003e Cali Sugulle\u003cbr\u003e 37 A Happy Marriage\u003cbr\u003e Xasan Sheekh Muumin\u003cbr\u003e 38 The Betrayed Girl\u003cbr\u003e Axmed Ismaaciil Diiriye 'Qaasim'\u003cbr\u003e 39 Bitter and Sweet\u003cbr\u003e Maxamed Ibraahim 'Hadraawi'\u003cbr\u003e 40 At the Grave of Cilmi Bowndheri\u003cbr\u003e 41 Beledweyn\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e I. The Oral and the Written Medium\u003cbr\u003e II. Pronunciation of Somali Words\u003cbr\u003e III. Alliteration and Scansion\u003cbr\u003e IV. Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e V. Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656059547928,"sku":"9780253304636","price":10.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-anthology-of-somali-poetry-paperback-softback-9780253304636","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}