Studies in Islamic Poetry

Klappentext Two essays on Persian and Arabic poetic literature, published in 1921, which form the first part of a collection of essays by Nicholson. Zusammenfassung Two essays on Persian and Arabic poetic literature! which form the first part of a collection of essays by Nicholson. This volume was written during the First World War and originally published in 1921. The essays contain full quotation in translation and the original texts appear in an appendix. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. An Early Persian Anthology; Part II. The Meditations of Ma'arrí: 1. Poems on life and death; 2. Poems on human society; 3. Poems on asceticism; 4. Poems on philosophy and religion; 5. Appendix containing the Arabic text of the pieces translated above; Index of names and titles; Index of subjects.

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• Authors: Nicholson, Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, Nicholson Reynold Alleyne
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2011
• EAN: 9780521182249
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18224-9
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: Cambridge University Press Lib
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, Arabic, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Persian (Farsi)