Mannerism in Arabic Poetry - A Structural Analysis of Selected Texts 3rd Century Ah;9th Century

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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Sperl
• Assisted by: David Morgan (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.06.2004
• EAN: 9780521522922
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52292-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic C
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures