Arabic poetry : trajectories of modernity and tradition - Musawi, Muhsin Jasim (London ; New York : Routledge, 2006)
1. Poetic trajectories: introduction -- 2. The tradition/modernity nexus in Arabic poetics -- 3. Poetic strategies: thresholds for conformity and dissent -- 4. Poetic dialogization: ancestors in the text, figures and figurations -- 5. Dedications as poetic intersections: precursors and contemporaries -- 6. Envisioning exile: past anchors and problematic encounters -- 7. The edge of recognition and rejection: why T. S. Eliot? -- 8. Conclusion: re-inscribing tradition.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-318) and index
Keywords: Arabic poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism