{"product_id":"9781934414095","title":"Mihyar of Damascus: His Songs","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in Syria in 1930, Adonis later moved to Lebanon and became a pivotal figure in the new poetry of the late 1960s. With the publication of \u003ci\u003eMihyar of Damascus: His Songs\u003c\/i\u003e in 1963—widely viewed as a watershed moment in Arabic poetry—Adonis forged a new set of possibilities for Arabic poetry, writing in traditional meters but infusing them with modernist rhythms, styles, and conceptual complexities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslators \u003cb\u003eAdnan Haydar\u003c\/b\u003e (University of Arkansas in Fayetteville) and \u003cb\u003eMichael Beard\u003c\/b\u003e (University of North Dakota) co-edit a series of books, \u003ci\u003eMiddle East Literature in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e, for Syracuse University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044083941616,"sku":"9781934414095","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781934414095_p0.jpg?v=1763642469","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781934414095","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}