Across the River On the Poetry of Mak Dizdar |
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Author:
| Mahmutcehajic, Rusmir |
Translator:
| Risaluddin, Saba Jones, Francis R. |
Series title: | Abrahamic Dialogues Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8232-3168-3 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2011 |
Publisher: | Fordham University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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The work of Mehmedalija "Mak" Dizdar (1917--1971) is the cornerstone of modern Bosnian literature. His work blends influences from Bosnian Christian culture, Islamic mysticism, and the cultural remains of medieval Bosnia. The first part of this book focuses on Dizdar's collection Stone Sleeper. It argues that in his poetry Dizdar turns to spiritual resources suppressed during the time of communism, though few have been able fully to understand the traditional content...
More DescriptionThe work of Mehmedalija "Mak" Dizdar (1917--1971) is the cornerstone of modern Bosnian literature. His work blends influences from Bosnian Christian culture, Islamic mysticism, and the cultural remains of medieval Bosnia.
The first part of this book focuses on Dizdar's collection Stone Sleeper. It argues that in his poetry Dizdar turns to spiritual resources suppressed during the time of communism, though few have been able fully to
understand the traditional content of his post-traditional form.
Rusmir Mahmutc'ehajic' introduces readers to this traditional substance in the context of what he calls "perennial philosophy," showing how in Dizdar's poetry prophetic wisdom and poetic pronouncement exist inseparably.
In the second part, Mahmutc'ehajic' traces, in a discussion of Dizdar's mystically influenced poem "Blue River," the perennial questions of how we are to discover or realize the human self in relation to God as Creator.