Title

Chronicles of Majnun Layla and selected poems

Authors

Ferial J. Ghazoul Professor, The American University in Cairo AUCFollow

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Department

Electronics & Communications Engineering Department

Translator

Ferial J. Ghazoul

Description

Chronicles of Majnun Layla and Selected Poems brings together in one volume Haddad’s seminal work and a considerable selection of poems from his oeuvre, stretching over forty years. The central poem, Chronicles of Majnun Layla, recasts the seventh-century myth into a contemporary, postmodern narrative that revels in the foibles of oral transmission, weaving a small side cast of characters into the fabric of the poem. Haddad portrays Layla as a daring woman aware of her own needs and desires and not afraid to articulate them. The author succeeds in reviving this classical work of Arabian love while liberating it from its puritanical dimension and tribal overtones. The selected poems reveal Haddad’s playful yet profound meditations. A powerful lyric poet, Haddad juxtaposes classical and modern symbols, and mixes the old with the new, the sensual with the sacred, and the common with the extraordinary. Ghazoul and Verlenden’s masterful translation remains faithful to the cultural and historical context in which the original poetry was produced while also reflecting the uniqueness of the poet’s style and his poetics.

ISBN

978-0815610373

Publication Date

9-24-2014

Publisher

Syracuse University Press

Recommended Citation

APA Citation

Ghazoul, F. J. (2014).Chronicles of Majnun Layla and selected poems. Syracuse University Press.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_books/176

MLA Citation

Ghazoul, Ferial J. Professor Chronicles of Majnun Layla and selected poems. Syracuse University Press, 2014.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_books/176

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https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/892430298