Talk:Adunis

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Contents 1 Transliteration 2 Unclear sentence 3 Syrian National Party 4 name 5 "Seemingly prophetic" 6 Nobel

[edit] Transliteration

Alt spelling: I'm not expert on transliterating Arabic, but shouldn't we also mention the common transliteration 'Ali Ahmad Sa'id? -- Jmabel | Talk 20:04, Dec 28, 2004 (UTC)

That's OK with me, I am not an expert on Arabic transliteration, so I will defer to you! Joaquin Murietta 05:10, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Unclear sentence

"The name Adonis was given to Said [{Artun Saada]], the leader of the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party." (1) Should this be "The name Adonis was given to Said by [[[Artun Saada]], the leader of the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party"? And is the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party distinct from the Syrian National Party mentioned in the next sentence? -- Jmabel | Talk 04:54, 25 October 2005 (UTC) Thanks for catching that. I will research it further and fix it. Thank you Joaquin Murietta 05:11, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

According the the wikipedia article, the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party is redirected to the Syrian National Party and the dude's name is Antun not Artun. Thank you again, I will fix the sentence. Joaquin Murietta 05:15, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Syrian National Party

The description here of Syrian National Party as "quasi-fascist" is probably controversial. I personally think it is correct, but it has been removed from that article for lack of good citation. -- Jmabel | Talk 04:59, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

I agree. Thanks. Joaquin Murietta 05:38, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] name

This poet is far, far better known by his pen-name Adonis, yet we have to wade through quite a bit of Arabic and other stuff to get to that. At this late hour, I have no particular bright idea as to how to fix this. Perhaps before I come back in a couple of days and in all likelihood do something stupid, somebody else might like to have a go? Palmiro | Talk 20:40, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Seemingly prophetic"

In what sense is "The Funeral of New York" "seemingly prophetic"? Since that can hardly be an objective description, whose is it? - Jmabel | Talk 06:37, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

I added that when I changed the writing date of "Funeral" from "after 9/11" to "early 70's". According to the professor under which I was briefly introduced to Adonis, the "prophetic" moniker has been a common depiction of the poem since 9/11. But as I don't have the time or will to go about sourcing it, feel free to remove it. mdw-noWikiAcct —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.40.128.103 (talk • contribs) 25 June 2006.

Will do. - Jmabel | Talk 02:09, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nobel

What is the basis for the weasel-worded "Said was considered to be a candidate for both the 2005 and 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature…"? Considered by whom? - Jmabel | Talk 01:05, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

There was certainly a lot of media speculation about it last year. I don't recall hearing the same this year, though i have been less in touch with the Arab media over the last while. Palmiro | Talk 22:23, 16 October 2006 (UTC)