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Fine Poetry, Fun Anecdotes, & Life Lessons in Medieval Middle East Monasteries: An Interview with Hilary Kilpatrick
The Book of Monasteries transports readers to a world of Christian monasteries rarely seen by outsiders.
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November 2022
Kareem James Abu-Zeid: Making Imru al-Qays Sing and Soar
On translating the legendary pre-Islamic poet Imru al-Qays
Nov 29, 2022
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March 2022
James Montgomery on Translation, ‘The Vehicle I’ve Been Looking For All Along’
Today, a new installment of my occasional series of talks with translators of premodern Arabic literature, featuring the eminent scholar-translator…
Mar 14, 2022
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Rami Khouri On the Story of the Human Condition
I spoke with Rami Khouri, veteran journalist and Director of Global Engagement at the American University of Beirut, on a number of topics related to…
Mar 10, 2022
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February 2022
Marcel Kurpershoek on the Beauties of Nabati Poetry
Conversation with a renowned Dutch Arabist specialized in Arabian poetry.
Feb 7, 2022
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Marcel Kurpershoek on the Beauties of Nabati Poetry
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November 2021
A Corrective Movement Paranoid About Its Own Correctiveness
Alexander Key on Domesticating Al-Jurjani 110%
Nov 8, 2021
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October 2021
Huda Fakhreddine: A Translator Must Have Something To Say About the Text
Today, the third installment of my series of talks with translators of premodern Arabic literature, features literary translator Huda Fakhreddine
Oct 25, 2021
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Huda Fakhreddine: A Translator Must Have Something To Say About the Text
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A Saturn Dreaming of Mercury
A talk with Maurice Pomerantz on The Maqāmāt of Hamadhānī
Oct 11, 2021
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September 2021
Rebuilding that Old Tower of Babel
A Talk with Michael Cooperson
Sep 27, 2021
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Translating Pre-Modern Arabic Literature
Sep 20, 2021
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