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Lädt ... The Tale of Princess Fatima, Warrior Woman: The Arabic Epic of Dhat al-Himmavon Melanie Magidow
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I requested this from the library after seeing someone on Litsy mention it. I liked the opportunity to read an epic tale from a culture I haven’t read much from, and it was great to have an epic tale from a culture I don’t read much from, and a story of a warrior woman to boot. I did find the language sometimes shifted between a more elevated epic language and a less formal register (like someone addressing their mother as “Mom”). I know no Arabic so I don’t know if these are words that pose particular translation challenges in English or what. Regardless, these are just odd hiccups rather than a consistent theme, so I would still recommend this book. ( ) Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Published in English for the first time, and the only Arabic epic named for a woman, The Tale of Princess Fatima recounts the thrilling adventures of a legendary medieval warrior universally known throughout the Middle East and long overdue to join world literature's pantheon of female heroes. A Penguin Classic A fearsome, sword-slinging heroine who defeated countless men in stealth attacks on horseback, Dhat al-Himma, or Princess Fatima, was secretly given away at birth because she wasn't male, only to triumph as the most formidable warrior of her time. Known alternately as "she-wolf," "woman of high resolve," and "calamity of the soul," she lives on in this rousing narrative of female empowerment, in which she leads armies of more than seventy thousand men in clashes between rival tribes and between Muslims and Christians; reconciles with her father after taking him prisoner; and fends off her infatuated cousin, who challenges her to a battle for the right to marry her. Though her cousin suffers an ignominious defeat, he impregnates Fatima against her will and, when she gives birth to a Black son, disowns his own son, who also grows up to be a great warrior, eventually avenging his mother's honor. The epic culminates in a showdown between Fatima and another formidable warrior woman, and earns Fatima a place alongside the likes of Circe, Mulan, Wonder Woman, Katniss Everdeen and other powerful women. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)398.20953Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Folklore Folk literature History, geographic treatment, biography Asian folktales Folklore of the Near EastKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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