Description: Voices of the Arab Streets popular Iraqi sayings Diwan al-Karkhi 1933-38 Caswell Click images to enlarge Description Voices of the Arab Streets by Fuad Matthew Caswell Pub. Trubadour, Leicester, 2013. First edition. Softback. x, 170 pages Voices of the Arab Streets is a collection of 'popular' Arab saws and epithets. The introduction deals with the relationship between the classical and the demotic forms of Arabic, and the social, cultural and political consequences of that relationship, as illustrated by the colloquial poetical Diwan of 'Abbud al-Karkhi. Mulla 'Abbud al-Karkhi was born in Baghdad in 1861. Known as a poet of the common man, he produced copious poetry, (published in four volumes between 1933 and 1938), which is a historical record in colloquial verse of the political, social and cultural conditions of Iraqi society during the early days of the country's emergence as a state after the First World War - first under British mandate, then as a modern constitutional monarchy under the tutelage of Britain. The Diwan is also a treasure house of the Baghdadi language of the street, and of the saws, epithets, proverbs and epigrams used by the common man to express hopes and desires, wants and hardships, criticisms and discontents, the whole distinguishable by being both colloquial and in verse. F. Matthew Caswell's work explores 'Abbud al-Karkhi's work and is of academic and general interest. It should be essential reading for students of Arabic as well as those engaged in Arabic and Middle Eastern studies. It is also readable, entertaining and would engage the interest of the general reader. Very Good+ condition. Free from inscriptions/annotations. Get images that make Supersized seem small.Showcase your items with Auctiva's Listing Templates! THE simple solution for eBay sellers. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter
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Non-Fiction Subject: Literature, Poetry & Criticism
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Language: English
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