Kitab al-Tashbihat of Ibn Abi 'Aun - The Book of Similes

Summary

Kitab al-Tashbihat of Ibn Abi 'Aun: The Book of Similes Aedited by M Abdul Mu'id Khan This 9th Century treatise demonstrates an attempt to systematise existing Arab poetry by grouping the works of 476 poets by the objects of comparison they use. After a short introduction the text is entirely in Arabic.

Product details

• Authors: Abi 'Aun Ibn, Aun Ibn Abi, Khan, M. 'Abdul Muid Khan
• Assisted by: M. 'Abdul Khan (Editor), M. 'Abdul Muid Khan (Editor), M. 'Abdul Mu'id Khan (Editor), M.Abdul Mu'id Khan (Editor)
• Publisher: Gibb Memorial Trust
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.1950
• EAN: 9780718902193
• ISBN: 978-0-7189-0219-3
• No. of pages: 508
• Dimensions: 252 mm x 164 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 956 g
• Series: New S; Gibb Memorial Trust Arabic Studies; Gibb Memorial Trust Arabic Stu; Gibb Memorial Trust
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous