Love, Death, Fame Poetry and Lore from the Emirati Oral Tradition

al-M¿yid¿ ibn ¿¿hir (Author)
Al-M¿yid¿ ibn ¿¿hir (b. seventeenth century) is regarded as the earliest "Emirati" poet.
David F. Elmer (Foreword by)
David Elmer is the Eliot Professor of Greek Literature at Harvard University and author of The Poetics of Consent: Collective Decision Making and the Iliad.
Marcel Kurpershoek (Translator)
Marcel Kurpershoek is a specialist in the oral traditions and poetry of Arabia. He is the author of the five-volume Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, as well as several books on Middle Eastern history and culture. He served as Netherlands ambassador to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, and Poland, and as special envoy to Syria until 2015.