8vo, a complete set of Shi’ir magazine, publisher’s original wrappers bound in modern calf (11 volumes), some covers slightly soiled & foxed, lower cover of issues number 3, 20 and 35 rubbed and slightly soiled at edges, otherwise set in good condition, Beirut 1957-1969.

Synopsis

A RARE complete set of “Shi’ir” the leading magazine of modern Arabic poetry in the Arab world. Covers and text illustrated by leading Arab artists of the period,
The project of this magazine was announced by two Syrian poets, Yusuf al-Khal and Adonis ( Ali Ahmad Said) on 14 September 1965. The first issue appeared on 10 January 1957. The periodical continued to be published until 1969, and 44 issues were published. The periodical was suspended for two years 1965/1966, because of financial problems. In early 1967 the periodical started to be published again, but in 1969 the last issue appeared after bitter conflict between the leading poets and scholars who contributed to this leading modernist magazine in the Arab world.
The aim of the magazine was to revolutionise Arabic poetry by creating a Poetic renaissance movement. Leading poets from all over the Arab world published their poems in Shi’ir including Adonis, Badr Shakir al-Sayyab, Muhammad al-Maghout, Sarkun Bulos, Fouad Rifka, Yusuf al-Khal, Khalil Hawi and many others.