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Ultimate Poems: In English, French, German and Arabic

by Najeh A. Trabilsy

194 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); English, French, German, Arabic languages; includes colour inserts; catalogue #06-1889; ISBN 1-4251-0132-1; US$33.65, C$38.70, EUR26.24, £17.39

Poetry is an ultimate form of expression and communication and, perhaps, the closest to perfection. Another language, another mentality. But, with rhyme and metre, it does not sound completely unfamiliar! An anthology in four languages.

About the Book

Language is a means of human communication, expressing human feelings and ideas. Poetry is an ultimate form of expression and communication and, perhaps, the closest to perfection. Poetry is music comprising words, rhymed and metred, and rendered by recitation, not by musical instruments. Hence the "music" of Gilgamesh, Imru'il Kais* and Homer precedes, by centuries if not millennia, the music of Beethoven and Mozart, that requires sophisticated instruments to render. Each tune in this "repertoire" conveys deeply-felt content, relating to Truth, Beauty and the Good. I hope that readers will love both the tune and the content, whatever the language.

About the Author

The author is of the view that no resumé whatsoever would either enhance or detract from the intrinsic value of any literary work, including this anthology which, in essence, reflects the ageless values: Truth, Beauty, and the Good, Socrates' Trinity.

Furthermore, it is of paramount importance to the author that these poems be evaluated "per se" and judged on their own merits, by English, French, German and Arabic readers, regardless of the author's resumé.

Positive evaluation of a literary work, after all, is contingent upon comprehension of the content, and enjoyment of the form, rhyme and metre, in particular.

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