| The Poetical Works of Beha-Ed-Din Zoheir of Egypt 2 Part Set: With a Metrical English Translation, Notes and Introduction Contributor(s): Palmer, E. H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107615305 ISBN-13: 9781107615304 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $107.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Arabic - Poetry |
| Dewey: 892.713 |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6.69" W x 9.65" (2.56 lbs) 750 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Poetical Works of Beh -ed-d n Zoheir of Egypt, edited by E. H. Palmer, was originally published in two volumes in 1876 and 1877 respectively. At the time, the volumes represented the first complete version of the collected works of any Arabic poet ever published in English. Volume I provides an edition of the Arabic text of the poems together with an Arabic introduction by the editor. Volume II contains metrical English translations of the poems as well as notes, a biographical memoir of the poet by his contemporary, Ibn Khallik n, and a translation of the editor's Arabic introduction. |
