The Dangers of Poetry: Culture, Politics, and Revolution in Iraq
Kevin M. Jones
The Dangers of Poetry: Culture, Politics, and Revolution in Iraq - 306 p., 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"
"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"--
Political poetry--History and criticism--Iraq
Arabic poetry--History and criticism--20th century
Anti-imperialist movements--History--Iraq
Nationalism--History--Iraq
Iraq--Politics and government--20th century
The Dangers of Poetry: Culture, Politics, and Revolution in Iraq - 306 p., 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"
"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"--
Political poetry--History and criticism--Iraq
Arabic poetry--History and criticism--20th century
Anti-imperialist movements--History--Iraq
Nationalism--History--Iraq
Iraq--Politics and government--20th century