Adonis: Selected Poems

by Adonis

Book Overview

The first major career-spanning collection of the poems of Adonis, widely acknowledged as the most important poet working in Arabic today

Born in Syria in 1930, Adonis is one of the most celebrated poets of the Arabic-speaking world. His poems have earned international acclaim, and his influence on Arabic literature has been likened to that of T. S. Eliot's on English-language verse. This volume serves as the first comprehensive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300153066
• ISBN13: 9780300153064
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 8.1"