The Beauty Hunters
The Beauty Hunters The Beauty Hunters offers a rare insight into Sudanese Bedouin poetry, its evolution, aesthetics, and impact. The life of al-Ḥārdallo was a series of journeys in pursuit of beauty.…
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The Beauty Hunters
The Beauty Hunters offers a rare insight into Sudanese Bedouin poetry, its evolution, aesthetics, and impact. The life of al-Ḥārdallo was a series of journeys in pursuit of beauty. 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.
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). From wandering across the Buṭāna wilderness to his adventures with women, he documented the ups and downs of his life using superb verse. Reading Bedouin poetry in a