Mannerism in Arabic Poetry - A Structural Analysis of Selected Texts (3rd Century Ah/9th Century Ad 5th Century Ah/11th Century Ad)

This book attempts to identify elements of mannerism and classicism in medieval Arabic poetry.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Islamic panegyric; 2. Buhturi; 3. Mihyar al-Daylami; 4. Abu l-'Atahiya; 5. Ma'arri; 6. Mannerism; Appendix; Glossary of Arabic technical terms; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

This book attempts to identify elements of mannerism and classicism in medieval Arabic poetry. Instead of focusing on rhetorical devices, as is conventional in such studies, the author carries out a structuralist analysis of complete poems.

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Sperl
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.01.2011
• EAN: 9780521354851
• ISBN: 978-0-521-35485-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 546 g
• Series: Cambridge Solid State Science
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous