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City of Beginnings: Poetic Modernism in Beirut

Robyn Creswell • Princeton University Press • ISBN 9780691182186

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City of Beginnings: Poetic Modernism in Beirut

Robyn Creswell • Princeton University Press • ISBN-13 9780691182186

ISBN-10 Not provided • 2019 • 1st Edition

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ISBN 9780691182186 • Completeness 70

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City of Beginnings explores the vibrant literary and cultural scene of Beirut in the mid-20th century, focusing on the emergence of poetic modernism. Robyn Creswell delves into the works of key poets and writers who shaped the city's intellectual landscape, examining how their work reflects broader cultural and political currents of the time.

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Hardcover1st EditionJan 08, 2019
Pages: 272Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

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Contributor: Robyn CreswellMovement: Modernism

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Category: 20th Century HistoryCategory: Arabic PoetryCategory: Cultural AnalysisCategory: Cultural StudiesCategory: Intellectual HistoryCategory: Literary CriticismCategory: LiteratureCategory: Middle Eastern LiteratureInfluenced by: T. S. EliotInfluenced by: Ezra PoundInfluenced by: AdonisInfluenced by: Mahmoud DarwishInfluenced by: Jean-Paul SartreInfluenced by: Nizar QabbaniInfluenced by: Paul CelanInfluenced by: Khalil GibranInfluenced: Contemporary Arabic PoetsInfluenced: Middle Eastern Literary CriticsInfluenced: Modernist ScholarsInfluenced: Cultural HistoriansInfluenced: Beirut-based WritersInfluenced: Poetry AnthologistsInfluenced: Literary TranslatorsInfluenced: Academic ResearchersCornerstone of: Understanding of Poetic Modernism in the Arab World

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