Abundance from the desert : classical Arabic poetry

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Abundance from the Desert provides a comprehensive introduction to classi­cal Arabic poetry, one of the richest of poetic traditions. Covering the pe­riod roughly from 500 c.e. to 1250 a.d., it features original translations and illuminating discussions of a number of major classical Arabic poems fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farrin, Raymond
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Middle East literature in translation.
Subjects:
Arabic poetry > To 622 > History and criticism.
Arabic poetry > 622-750 > History and criticism.
Arabic poetry > 750-1258 > History and criticism.
Arabic poetry > 1258-1800 > History and criticism.
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Table of Contents:
  • Triumph of Imru' Al-Qays
  • An outcast replies
  • Price of glory
  • Making the remembrance dear
  • Martyr to love
  • Flyting
  • Pleasure in transgression
  • Poetics of persuasion
  • Would-be prophet
  • Letter to a princess
  • Season's greetings
  • Ecstasy
  • To Egypt with love.

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