Abu Nuwas: Selected Poems

by Abū Nuwās

ABU NUWAS: Selected Poems Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith Abu Nuwas (757-814) was the most famous and infamous poet who composed in Arabic of the Abbasid era. His style was extravagant and his compositions reflected the licentious manners of the upper classes of his day. His father was Arab and his mother was Persian. As a youth he was sold into slavery; a wealthy benefactor later set him free. By the time he reached manhood he had settled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1484078039
• ISBN13: 9781484078037
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"