An Arab Love Song by Gilbert Parker
The novel An Arab Love Song by Gilbert Parker tells the story of a young Bedouin girl named Zuleika who falls in love with an Englishman named Richard. Despite their cultural differences, they are able to find common ground and eventually marry. However, their happiness is short-lived as Richard is killed in battle shortly after their wedding. The novel explores themes of love, loss, and the clash between Eastern and Western cultures.
By Gilbert Parker · First published 1903 · Genre: Poetry, Romance, Lyric · 125 words
First lines
The bed of my love I will sprinkle with attar of roses, The face of my love I will touch with the balm, With the balm of the tree from the farthermost wood, From the wood without end, in the world without end.
My love holds the cup to my lips, and I drink of the cup, And the attar of roses I sprinkle will soothe like the evening dew, And the balm will be healing and sleep, and the cup I will drink, I will drink of the cup my love holds to my lips.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Gilbert Parker
- Date: 1903 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Romance, Lyric, Orientalism
- Length: 125 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The text is structured in verse form, with a focus on rhythm and imagery typical of poetry.
- Romance — The themes revolve around love and affection, central to the romance genre.
- Lyric — The work expresses personal emotions and feelings, characteristic of lyric poetry.
- Orientalism — The use of exotic imagery and references to attar of roses and balm suggests an Orientalist influence.
Tags
romance · love · poetry · Middle East · cultural · passion · longing · identity · tradition · conflict · beauty · nature
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- The Power And The Glory (1925)
- Pierre and his People, Volume 1 (1895)
- Pierre and his People, Volume 2 (1904)
- Pierre and his People, Volume 3 (1904)
- Pierre and his People, Volume 4 (1905)
- Pierre and his People, Volume 5 (1904)
- A Romany of the Snows, Volume 1 (1897)
- A Romany of the Snows, Volume 2 (1907)
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