The Poetics of Adonis and Yves Bonnefoy Poetry As Spiritual Practice |
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| Author:
| Abu-Zeid, Kareem James |
| Series title: | Resources in Arabic and Islamic Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-948488-32-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2021 |
| Publisher: | Lockwood Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $25.00USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the work of two major poets who wrote in the second half of the twentieth century, Yves Bonnefoy of France and the Syrian-born Adonis (born Ali Ahmed Said). In conducting close readings of key moments from their respective poetry, the author illustrates how both of these writers, in their own unique ways, construct poetry as a form of spiritual practice, that is, as a way of transforming both the poet's and the implied reader's ontological, perceptual, and creative...
More DescriptionThis book examines the work of two major poets who wrote in the second half of the twentieth century, Yves Bonnefoy of France and the Syrian-born Adonis (born Ali Ahmed Said). In conducting close readings of key moments from their respective poetry, the author illustrates how both of these writers, in their own unique ways, construct poetry as a form of spiritual practice, that is, as a way of transforming both the poet's and the implied reader's ontological, perceptual, and creative relationships with their internal and external worlds.