Arabic Poetry - A Primer for Students

List of contents

Author's note; Introduction; Text, Translation and Notes: 1. Al-Samau'al; 2. Al-N¿bigha; 3. 'Antara; 4. Al-Khans¿'; 5. 'Umar Ibn Ab¿ Rab¿'a; 6. Bashsh¿r Ibn Burd; 7. Ab¿ Nuw¿s; 8. Abu 'L-'At¿hiya; 9. Ab¿ Tamm¿m; 10. Ibn Al-R¿m¿; 11. Al-Buhtur¿; 12. Ibn Al-Mu'tazz; 13. Al-Mutanabb¿; 14. Ab¿ Fir¿s; 15. Al-Shar¿f Al-Rad¿; 16. Mihy¿r Al-Dailam¿; 17. Al-Ma'arr¿; 18. Ibn Zaid¿n; 19. Ibn Al-Khaiy¿t; 20. Ibn Khaf¿ja; 21. Ibn Zuhr; 22. Ibn 'Unain; 23. Ibn Al-F¿rid; 24. Bah¿' Al-D¿n Xuhair; 25. Ibn Sahl; 26. Ibn Z¿k¿r; 27. Al-B¿r¿d¿; 29. Shauq¿; 30. Matr¿n; 31. Al-Rus¿f¿; Biographical notes.

Summary

Originally published in 1965, this is an introductory book for university students of Arabic literature. Beginning with a substantial introduction on development, nature, forms and rhythms, the main body of the book is an anthology of Arabic poems in the original, from the sixth century onwards.

Product details

• Authors: A. J. Arberry, Arthur John Arberry
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.10.2010
• EAN: 9780521092579
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09257-9
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 204 g
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies