( 269 ) Qambiz (Cambyses) - Ahmed Shawqi 1946

"Qambiz" (Cambyses) is one of the masterpieces of Ahmed Shawqi, "Prince of Poets" — a poetic drama centered on the Persian king Cambyses II and his conquest of Pharaonic Egypt. This 1946 edition was printed by Dar Al-Kutub Al-Misriyya after Shawqi's passing (d. 1932), the title page noting it as authored by "the late Ahmed Shawqi Bey."

A remarkable feature of this copy is that it carries the poet's original dedication to His Royal Highness Prince Farouk, then Crown Prince of Egypt, written before his accession to the Egyptian throne, as confirmed by the footnote on the dedication page. The book runs 159 pages at 12×17 cm, and closes with a "Critical Analysis" section examining the play's characters and literary depth.

Worth noting: the copy bears some pencil markings and annotations on several interior pages, a trace of its history that gives it its own character.

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