Al-Mutanabbi: The Poet of Sultans and Sufis (Makers of the Muslim World) - Hardcover

Larkin, Margaret

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ISBN 10: 1851684069 ISBN 13: 9781851684069

Verlag: Oneworld Academic, 2007

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This exhaustive and yet enthralling study considers the life and work of al-Mutanabbi (915-965), often regarded as the greatest of the classical Arab poets. A revolutionary at heart and often imprisoned or forced into exile throughout his tumultuous life, al-Mutanabbi wrote both controversial satires and when employed by one of his many patrons, laudatory panegyrics. Employing an ornate style and use of the ode, al-Mutanabbi was one of the first to successfully move away from the traditionally rigid form of Arabic verse, the `qasida'.

Biografía del autor:

Margaret Larkin is Associate Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Berkeley University. Author of The Theology of Meaning: 'Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani's Theory of Discourse, she has also written numerous scholarly articles on both classical and modern Arabic literature.

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• Verlag: Oneworld Academic
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1851684069
• ISBN 13: 9781851684069
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160