Carlyle, and entitled, "Specimens of Arabian Poetry"-first published in 1796, and again in 1810-are confessedly paraphrases in English verse rather than translations. The Shorter Arabian Poems, translated by Dr. But the Epitome included in this volume will perhaps satisfy the curiosity of readers generally regarding a work of which assuredly a complete English translation will never be attempted. Even if Hamilton's volumes were readily accessible, which they are not, few mere English readers would care to go through his diffuse translation, which is rendered more unreadable by the magnificent poetry being printed without a break, often for two or more pages together. The connecting of these selections with an outline of the leading incidents of the Romance was an afterthought. This proposal met with support, not only from English scholars and public libraries, but from many distinguished Orientalists and it was resolved to add to the volume a selection from the Poetry contained in Hamilton's translation of part of the famous Arabian Romance of ‘Antar. Jones’ translation of the Mu‘allaqāt and Carlyle's Specimens of Arabian Poetry. A tentative Prospectus was then issued, proposing to privately reprint Sir W. The project was readily approved and it was suggested that these Poems might be interesting to a larger section of English readers. I was engaged in collecting material for illustration of the migrations and transformations of Popular European Tales and Fictions, and, in the course of my researches, had occasion to consult the works of Sir William Jones, where meeting with his translation of the Mu‘allaqāt, or Seven Ancient Arabic Prize Poems, the idea occurred to me that a reprint of it would be acceptable to a few personal friends, interested in Asiatic literature. THE history of the present volume is soon told. PDF ePub Kindle Excerpt from 'Arabian Poetry' Download for ereaders (below donate buttons)
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This book has 478 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1881. Another highlight is a synopsis of the 'Romance of Antar,' an oral saga of a brave prince of old Arabia. Included is the Moallakat, or the 'Hanged' Poems, a collection of seven pre-Islamic poets whose works were once displayed (i.e. Most of the included works either predated Muhammed or were contemporary, so there are many fascinating bits of pre-Islamic lore. This is an anthology of 19th century Orientalist translations of Arabian poetry, many of which are very rare, as is this particular book. See the front cover of this book (image will open in new tab) Description
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