Talk:Abu Nuwas
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"He is generally regarded as one of the greatest...".
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Reply: When the Ministry of Culture in his country burns 6000 of his books, one can assume that there are a minority who do not regard him as as 'one of the greatest'. The statement is therefore one of fact.
Burned 6,000 of his books? There's a major road alongside the Tigris named after him! I doubt that there's a William Shakespeare Drive along the Hudson.
I for one would like some sort of source for the statement about "the Ministry of Culture in his country." First, just which country was that? Iraq? Egypt? Second, when did this alleged burning take place? Third, who counted the 6,000 copies? Fourth, you can hardly prove that Abu Nuwas is considered one of the greatest Arab poets by claiming that modern Arabs are burning his books.
There's an Abu Nuwas hotel in Tunis, as well. This is a rather interesting topic: like the museum devoted to Michelangelo's David, there seems to be some time when people stop caring about the sexuality of a great artist. Of course, it may be nothing more than people being ignorant of the great artist's sexuality.
In any case, the only information I have says that the Egyptians published a bowdlerized version of the Diwan in the early 20th century -- just as John Benson published a bowdlerized version of Shakespeare's sonnets in the 17th century. JaafarAbuTarab 16:39, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
