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Poetry as the Soul of a Revolution Poetry as the Soul of a Revolution
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Translation Theory and Poetry Translation Theory and Poetry
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Egypt as Muse: Poetics and the Nation Egypt as Muse: Poetics and the Nation
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Addressing ‘masr’ as ‘al-Sha′b’: A Nation Made Up of People Addressing ‘masr’ as ‘al-Sha′b’: A Nation Made Up of People
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Speaking to the Regime: Asking Why Speaking to the Regime: Asking Why
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Addressing the President: Challenging Mubarak in Verse Addressing the President: Challenging Mubarak in Verse
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Al-Sha̒b al-̒arabi: Shifts in Identity of the People Al-Sha̒b al-̒arabi: Shifts in Identity of the People
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Notes Notes
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6 The Soul of Tahrir: Poetics of a Revolution
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Published:July 2012
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Abstract
Shifts attention to a different register of language of Tahrir, namely, the polyphonic tapestry of the lyrical and poetic life of the midan that served to sustain the revolutionary experience and unite Egyptians from all walks of life through chants, songs, and poems. The authors translate selections from this open epic of Tahrir and capture how certain poetic elements became part of a common narrative across the lyrical tapestry of the revolution particularly through the concepts of al- sha'b (the people) and al watan (the homeland/ country). The selections in this chapter map out the transformations of these signifiers, as they were given new meanings and new significance during the January 25 uprising. Significantly, many of the poems chanted, tweeted, and exchanged on scraps of paper during the uprising against Mubarak have already acquired new meaning during the “Second Revolution” of November 18 against the SCAF. The most prominent examples had been written in January against Mubarak, but, ten months later, have come to speak to the SCAF's violence and counter-revolutionary design.
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