Mahmoud Darwish: The Poet's Art and His Nation

In Mahmoud Darwish: The Poet's Art and His Nation, Mattawa pays tribute to one of the most celebrated and well-read poets of our era. With detailed knowledge of Arabic verse and a firm grounding in Palestinian history, Mattawa explores the ways in which Darwish's aesthetics have played a crucial role in shaping and maintaining Palestinian identity and culture through decades of warfare, attrition, exile, and land confiscation. Mattawa chronicles the evolution of his poetry, from a young poet igniting resistance in occupied land to his decades in exile where his work grew in ambition and scope. In doing so, Mattawa reveals Darwish's verse to be both rooted to its place of longing and to transcend place, as it reaches for the universal and the human.

Author: Khaled Mattawa
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 06/12/2014
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.72w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9780815633617

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2014 pg. 607

About the Author
Born and raised in Libya, Khaled Mattawa immigrated to the United States as a teenager. He is associate professor in the English Department at the University of Michigan. He is the author of several books of poetry, including Tocqueville and Amorisco.