Ahmed Shawqi: Life & Poems

by Ahmed Shawqi

AHMED SHAWQI: LIFE & POEMS Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith Ahmed Shawqi (1869 - 1932) was the great Arabic Poet-Laureate: an Egyptian and at times a Sufi poet and dramatist who pioneered the modern Egyptian literary movement, most notably introducing the genre of poetic epics to the Arabic literary tradition. Shawqi was sent to continue his studies in Paris where he was influenced by the Moli re and Racine. He returned to Egypt in 1894 and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1796934941
• ISBN13: 9781796934946
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"