Classical Arabic Poetry Author:Charles Greville Tuetey This book presents the classical age of Arabic poetry in a selection of 162 poems highlighting the mainstream development in historical sequence. In translating, the author has kept close to the Arabic while allowing the English idiom to develop its natural strength, adjusted to the increasing sophistication of the originals. Given the economy t... more »ypical of classical Arabic poetry, this process has meant developing a special translating style not modeled on any convention, though the author would not deny his indebtedness to the English tradition as a whole. The author believes that poetry seen in perspective constitutes the most direct and intimate record of a culture.« less