
The Metamorphoses of Ishtar Volume 183
Volume 183
Nadine Ltaif(Author)
Guernica Editions,Canada (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 1. June 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
60 pages
978-1-55071-344-2 (ISBN)
Description
The imaginary world of Lebanese Canadian exiled poet Nadine Ltaif is rooted in the context of middle-eastern geography and mythology. Any attempt at understanding her poetic experience must be anchored in Mediterranean symbolism. The analysis of these Mediterranean symbols reveals a metaphysical process or a quest which begins with the exploration of the anguish of uprootedness and exile, reaches an emotional catharsis that desperately searches for a emotional refuge and finally leads to the emergence of a feeling of liberation and plenitude. (Antoine Sassine, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 124 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
113 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55071-344-2 (9781550713442)
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Person
Nadine Ltaif is a poet and translator, living in Montreal. Her first book, Les Métamorphoses d'Ishtar, was published by Guernica in 1987. Three books of her poetry, Le livre des dunes, Le rire de l'eau and Ce que vous ne lirez pas have been published by Le Noroît. Entre les fleuves was translated by Christine Tipper and published by Guernica as Changing Shores