Title T.S. Eliot in Baghdad : a Study in Eliot's Influence on the Iraqi and Arab Free Verse Movement / Abdul Sattar Jawad ; with a foreword by Joseph Donahue

Published Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource Summary The book sheds new light on the revolutionary influence of Eliot's poetry on the free verse movement in Iraq and Lebanon, especially on the mythical poets: Al-Sayyab, Jabra Ibrahim Jabra, Yusuf Al-Khal, Khalil Hawi and Adonis known as the Tammuzi Poets. The writer is one of Eliot's best translators and who personally knew all five of the modern mythical poets Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 -- Influence Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 -- Appreciation -- Iraq SUBJECT Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 fast Subject Arabic poetry -- Iraq -- Baghdad -- History and criticism Arabic poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism Free verse -- History and criticism POETRY -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Arabic poetry Art appreciation Free verse Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Iraq Iraq -- Baghdad Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780773445888 0773445889

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