This unique collection brings together for the first time the poetry of over fifty Arab women from 4000 bce to 1300 ce, showcasing their significant contribution to the poetic tradition. Celebrating feminine wit and desire, Classical Poems by Arab Women offers insight into the womens vibrant world whose humanity has been suppressed for centuries by religious and political bigotry.
Presents a collection of poems, written by Arab women from the Jahiliyya (pre-Islamic era) to the Andalusian period. This work is a bilingual edition in which the English version appears opposite the Arabic original.