War Songs

by 'Antarah Ibn Shaddad

Book Overview

Poems of love and battle by Arabia's legendary warrior

From the sixth-century highlands of Najd in the Arabian peninsula, on the eve of the advent of Islam, come the strident cries of a legendary warrior and poet. The black outcast son of an Arab father and an Ethiopian slave mother, 'Antarah ibn Shaddad struggled to win the recognition of his father and tribe. He defied social norms and, despite his outcast status, loyally defended...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147985879X
• ISBN13: 9781479858798
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"