Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the

Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond

A landmark anthology, providing the most ambitious, far-reaching collection of contemporary Asian and Middle Eastern poetry available.
Language for a New Century celebrates the artistic and cultural forces flourishing today in the East, bringing together an unprecedented selection of works by South Asian, East Asian, Middle Eastern, and Central Asian poets as well as poets living in the Diaspora. Some poets, such as Bei Dao and Mahmoud Darwish, are acclaimed worldwide, but many more will be new to the reader. The collection includes 400 unique voicesâ€•political and apolitical, monastic and eroticâ€•that represent a wider artistic movement that challenges thousand-year-old traditions, broadening our notion of contemporary literature. Each section of the anthologyâ€•organized by theme rather than by national affiliationâ€•is preceded by a personal essay from the editors that introduces the poetry and exhorts readers to examine their own identities in light of these powerful poems. In an age of violence and terrorism, often predicated by cultural ignorance, this anthology is a bold declaration of shared humanity and devotion to the transformative power of art.
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780393332384
Model 9780393332384
ReleaseDate 2008-04-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393332384

Country	USA
Brand	W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer	W. W. Norton & Company
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780393332384
Model	9780393332384
ReleaseDate	2008-04-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780393332384

Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond

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