Abdullah al-Udhari
Auteur de Birds Through a Ceiling of Alabaster: Three Abbasid Poets
A propos de l'auteur
Abdullah al-Udhari was born in Taiz, Yemen, in 1941, and has lived in London since 1962. He studied classical Arab literature and Sabaean epigraphy at London University, where he also received a doctorate
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- Nom canonique
- al-Udhari, Abdullah
- Nom légal
- Udhari, Abdullah
- Autres noms
- al-Udhari, A. Y.
- Date de naissance
- 1941
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
Yemen (birth) - Lieu de naissance
- Taiz, Yemen
- Lieux de résidence
- London, England, UK
- Études
- University of London
- Professions
- Arabic literature historian
poet
translator
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- Œuvres
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- 1
- Membres
- 173
- Popularité
- #123,688
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- 3.4
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- 3
- ISBN
- 9
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- 1
Though I much admire al-Mu'tazz's nature poetry, of the three, al-Ma'arri speaks to me most clearly (which is a revealing discovery). An atheistic vegetarian, we have that much in common. It seems the trials of his life made him of a dour frame of mind, if not to say bitter, so I hope that's not a reflection of myself I'm catching in his mirror. Perhaps a "what could have been". I wonder whether al-Ma'arri was a particular influence on Omar Khayyám? I feel they have a similarity of attitude towards the impermanence of life and the unknowable voids that stand before and after earthly existence.
Most of the verses in the collection are a few lines long, none more than a page. I like the punchiness and directness of the forms used. Some of them are haiku-like in the layers of meaning conveyed in so few words. As with the best poetry, I found more this time than I'd seen on my previous readings.… (plus d'informations)