In this book, renowned poet and literary critic Kamal Elgizouli offers a concise history of modern and contemporary Sudanese poetry from the early 20th century to the present. He does not follow the traditional classification of literary schools and focuses solely on standard Arabic poetry, leaving works in the Sudanese colloquial dialect for a separate project. Throughout the book, he critically connects Sudanese poetic creativity to major political and cultural transformations during the colonial and postcolonial periods, while also exploring Sudanese identity and the challenge of engaging with modernity under conditions of limited freedom.
Kamal Elgizouli is a Sudanese lawyer and commissioner for oaths. He studied at Kiev University, earning a BA in translation and an MA in international law. He has published four poetry collections as well as numerous books and scholarly articles in magazines and periodicals across Sudan, Damascus, and Cairo. A human rights advocate, he has also served as Secretary General of the Sudanese Writers Union.
In this book, renowned poet and literary critic Kamal Elgizouli offers a concise history of modern and contemporary Sudanese poetry from the early 20th century to the present. He does not follow the traditional classification of literary schools and focuses solely on standard Arabic poetry, leaving works in the Sudanese colloquial dialect for a separate project. Throughout the book, he critically connects Sudanese poetic creativity to major political and cultural transformations during the colonial and postcolonial periods, while also exploring Sudanese identity and the challenge of engaging with modernity under conditions of limited freedom.
In this book, renowned poet and literary critic Kamal Elgizouli offers a concise history of modern and contemporary Sudanese poetry from the early 20th century to the present. He does not follow the traditional classification of literary schools and focuses solely on standard Arabic poetry, leaving works in the Sudanese colloquial dialect for a separate project. Throughout the book, he critically connects Sudanese poetic creativity to major political and cultural transformations during the colonial and postcolonial periods, while also exploring Sudanese identity and the challenge of engaging with modernity under conditions of limited freedom.
Kamal Elgizouli is a Sudanese lawyer and commissioner for oaths. He studied at Kiev University, earning a BA in translation and an MA in international law. He has published four poetry collections as well as numerous books and scholarly articles in magazines and periodicals across Sudan, Damascus, and Cairo. A human rights advocate, he has also served as Secretary General of the Sudanese Writers Union.
The Africa Institute (Sharjah, UAE) and Madarat (Khartoum, Sudan)
Arabic
978-9948-25-211-5
18 x 13 cm, paperback
AED 16 | $4
2020
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