Baghdad

Baghdad
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 378
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ISBN-10 : 9780674726482
ISBN-13 : 0674726480
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Download or read book Baghdad written by and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-18 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baghdad: The City in Verse captures the essence of life lived in one of the world's enduring metropolises. This unusual anthology offers original translations of 170 Arabic poems from Bedouin, Muslim, Christian, Kurdish, and Jewish poets--most for the first time in English--from Baghdad's founding in the eighth century to the present day.


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