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The Beauty Hunters
2023
Overview
The Beauty Hunters offers a rare insight into Sudanese
Bedouin poetry, its evolution, aesthetics, and impact. Through an
in-depth profile of al-Ḥārdallo, the doyen of this art form, Adil
Babikir explores the attributes that established him as a poet of
international stature. The life of al-Ḥārdallo was a series of
journeys in pursuit of beauty. From wandering across the Buṭāna
wilderness to his adventures with women, he documented the ups and
downs of his life using superb verse. In addition to its aesthetic
value, al-Ḥārdallo's poetry offers rich material for Sudanese
studies as it carries glimpses of the sociopolitical developments
in Sudan during his lifetime, having lived through three distinct
eras: Turco-Egyptian rule (1820-1885), Mahdist rule (1885-1898),
and part of the Anglo-Egyptian era (1898-1956). Reading Bedouin
poetry in a hybrid context, as a major contributor to what Babikir
calls a uniquely Sudanese aesthetic taste, The Beauty
Hunters makes an invaluable addition to the discourse on
Sudan's cultural identity.
Publisher
Nebraska,University of Nebraska Press
Subject
ISBN
9781496234094, 149623409X, 9781496235510, 1496235517
