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The dangers of poetry culture, politics, and revolution in Iraq

Title
The dangers of poetry [electronic resource] : culture, politics, and revolution in Iraq / Kevin M. Jones.
Author
Jones, Kevin M. (Kevin Michael), 1983-
Publication
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2020]

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Description
1 online resource (x, 306 pages)
Summary
"This book tells the story of rebel poetry in Iraq from the early twentieth century to the dawn of the Ba'thist era. It emphasizes the social relevance of rebel poetry by showing how poetry was composed, recited, disseminated, criticized, and punished. And it documents the role of poets as national spokesmen in the long struggle for national liberation, locating their ideas and actions in the global currents of anticolonial modernity"--
Uniform Title
Dangers of poetry (Online)
Alternative Title
Dangers of poetry (Online)
Subject
  • Political poetry, Arabic > Iraq > History and criticism
  • Arabic poetry > 20th century > History and criticism
  • Anti-imperialist movements > Iraq > History
  • Nationalism > Iraq > History
  • Iraq > Politics and government > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-292) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction : "the spirit of the rebel poet" -- Neoclassical modernity : poetry, history, and authenticity, 1876-1914 -- Rebel poetry : colonialism and the poetry of rebellion, 1914-1920 -- Double-edged praise : patronage, power, and panegyric, 1920-1932 -- Patriots and traitors : the cultural politics of nationalism, 1932-1945 -- Poetry of public spaces : mass politics and new horizons, 1945-1958 -- Cultural hegemony : the politics of class, gender, and nation, 1958-1963 -- Conclusion : "we are what flows in every soul and spirit"
LCCN
2020008440
OCLC
ssj0002409802
Author
Jones, Kevin M. (Kevin Michael), 1983-
Title
The dangers of poetry [electronic resource] : culture, politics, and revolution in Iraq / Kevin M. Jones.
Imprint
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2020]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-292) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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