To Beirut the Feminine, With My Love
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"To Beirut the Feminine, With My Love" is a celebrated poem by Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani that personifies Beirut as a woman and expresses both passionate love and sorrow for the war-torn city.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| addresses |
destruction of the city
ⓘ
resilience of Beirut ⓘ suffering of civilians in Beirut ⓘ |
| author | Nizar Qabbani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
city as beloved woman
ⓘ
wounded homeland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | Beirut as war-torn ⓘ |
| expresses |
grief over war
ⓘ
hope for Beirut’s recovery ⓘ passionate love for Beirut ⓘ sorrow for Beirut ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
political poetry ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceIn |
Arab world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | free verse ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
blood and wounds
ⓘ
female body ⓘ sea and coastline ⓘ urban ruins ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person lyrical voice ⓘ |
| hasReception | widely celebrated in Arab literary circles ⓘ |
| influenced | later poetic portrayals of Beirut ⓘ |
| isAbout |
identity of Beirut
ⓘ
relationship between poet and city ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| literaryDeviceUsed |
metaphor
ⓘ
personification ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernist Arabic poetry ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Beirut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | modern Arabic literature ⓘ |
| portrays | Beirut as a woman ⓘ |
| setDuring | Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
femininity
ⓘ
love for Beirut ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ patriotism ⓘ sorrow ⓘ war and destruction ⓘ |
| titleCharacterizedAs | feminine ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani ⓘ |
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