The Essential Gibran
1st Edition
Published on 1. May 2013
208 pages
978-1-78074-121-5 (ISBN)
Description
Known and loved throughout the world as the author of The Prophet, the twentieth century's bestselling book after the Bible, the great Lebanese-American poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran is widely regarded as one of history's most gifted writers. With an immediate ability to connect with his audience, his profound words have transcended barriers of culture and creed to touch the hearts of millions.
Compiled by the world's foremost authority on Gibran, Professor Suheil Bushrui, The Essential Gibran draws on a wide-ranging collection of prose poems, dramatic sketches, parables, letters, essays, and national and international addresses to capture the essence of Gibran's style and thought. With an excellent introduction to the man and his work, this impressive edition will add a fresh dimension to our understanding of one of the greatest wordsmiths of the last century.
Compiled by the world's foremost authority on Gibran, Professor Suheil Bushrui, The Essential Gibran draws on a wide-ranging collection of prose poems, dramatic sketches, parables, letters, essays, and national and international addresses to capture the essence of Gibran's style and thought. With an excellent introduction to the man and his work, this impressive edition will add a fresh dimension to our understanding of one of the greatest wordsmiths of the last century.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
File size
3,38 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78074-121-5 (9781780741215)
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Persons
Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931) was one of the twentieth century's most inspirational poets and authors. He drew upon his personal faith to write such bestsellers as The Prophet and Jesus Son of Man.
Suheil Bushrui is internationally recognized as the foremost authority on Kahlil Gibran, and has widely published on him in Arabic and in English. He is currently Professor and Director of the University of Maryland Kahlil Gibran Research and Studies Project.
Suheil Bushrui is internationally recognized as the foremost authority on Kahlil Gibran, and has widely published on him in Arabic and in English. He is currently Professor and Director of the University of Maryland Kahlil Gibran Research and Studies Project.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- SELECTIONS FROM GIBRAN'S ARABIC WORKS IN TRANSLATION
- FROM Music
- FROM Nymphs of the Valley
- FROM Spirits Rebellious
- FROM The Broken Wings
- FROM A Tear and a Smile
- FROM The Processions
- FROM The Tempests
- FROM Beautiful and Rare Sayings
- SELECTIONS FROM GIBRAN'S ENGLISH WORKS
- FROM The Madman
- FROM The Forerunner
- FROM The Prophet
- FROM Sand and Foam
- FROM Jesus, the Son of Man
- FROM The Earth Gods
- FROM The Wanderer
- FROM The Garden of the Prophet
- THE LEBANESE FOLK POEMS TRANSLATED FROM THE ARABIC BY GIBRAN
- O Mother Mine
- I Wandered Among the Mountains
- Three Maiden Lovers
- SELECTIONS FROM THE LETTERS
- Miscellaneous Letters
- FROM Letters to Ameen Rihani
- FROM Letters to May Ziadah
- FROM Letters to Mary Haskell
- OTHERS ON GIBRAN
- GIBRAN: THE MAN
- Mary Haskell
- C F Bragdon
- Juliet Thompson
- Barbara Young
- GIBRAN: THE POET
- George Russell (AE)
- Khalil S Hawi
- Robert Hillyer
- Mikhail Naimy
- Francis Warner
- Aïcha Lemsine Laïdi
- Kathleen Raine
- GIBRAN: THE ARTIST
- Yusuf Huwayyik
- Alice Raphael
- EPILOGUE
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
