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Arabic Literature

Books on: arabic poetry

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The Wine Song in Classical Arabic Poetry: Abu Nuwas and the Literary Tradition

Book by Philip F. Kennedy; Oxford University, 1997

Subjects:

Abu Nuwas--ca. 756-ca. 810--Criticism and interpretation, Arabic poetry--750-1258--History and criticism, Wine in literature

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

Classical Arab civilization produced the most extensive and highly developed bacchic tradition in world literature, In this book, Kennedy traces the history of wine poetry from its origins in sixth century Arabia to its heyday in Baghdad at the turn of the ninth century. He focusses on the work of ...
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Classical Arab civilization produced the most extensive and highly developed bacchic tradition in world literature, In this book, Kennedy traces the history of wine poetry from its origins in sixth century Arabia to its heyday in Baghdad at the turn of the ninth century. He focusses on the work of the great Abu Nuwas (d. c.813), placing his wine songs in context with those of his contemporaries and with other poetic genres such as amatory, invective, ascetic, and gnomic verse.
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Spain to England: A Comparative Study of Arabic, European, and English Literature of the Middle Ages

Book by Alice E. Lasater; University Press of Mississippi, 1974

Subjects:

Literature, Comparative--Arabic And European, Literature, Comparative--European And Arabic, Literature, Medieval--History And Criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

... Spanish-Arabic Poetry 35...and A. R. Nykl, Hispano-Arabic Poetry and Its Relations with the Old...indicated an early interest in Arabic poetry in Spain where it was to develop...
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An Introduction to Arabic Literature

Book by Roger Allen; Cambridge University Press, 2000

Subjects:

Arabic Literature--History And Criticism

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

Roger Allen provides a comprehensive introductory survey of literary texts in Arabic, from their unknown beginnings in the fifth century AD to the present day, and from Islam's sacred text, the Qur'an, to popular literature including The Arabian Nights and a wealth of poetry, narrative prose, drama ...
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Roger Allen provides a comprehensive introductory survey of literary texts in Arabic, from their unknown beginnings in the fifth century AD to the present day, and from Islam's sacred text, the Qur'an, to popular literature including The Arabian Nights and a wealth of poetry, narrative prose, drama and criticism. With extensive quotations in English translation, a chronology and a guide to further reading, this revised and abridged version of Allen's acclaimed study, The Arabic Literary Heritage (CUP 1998), provides an invaluable student introduction to a major non-Western literary tradition.
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Models and Contacts: Arabic Literature and Its Impact on Medieval Jewish Culture

Book by Rina Drory; Brill, 2000

Subjects:

Arabic Literature--750-1258--History And Criticism, Hebrew Literature, Medieval--History And Criticism, Hebrew Literature--Arab Influences

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...48 1 Reality in classical Arabic wine-poetry 48 2 Four wine-poems by...Basic Rhyming Model or Classical Arabic Poetry 1 Definition 64 1 1 Rhymeme...poetry (Ca.shiJ?). That classical Arabic poetry did not convey rcality was...
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The Arabic Novel: An Historical and Critical Introduction

Book by Roger Allen; Syracuse University Press, 1995

Subjects:

Arabic Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...European languages on modern Arabic poetry, and three complete studies in...suggests in her work on modern Arabic poetry, in the prevalence of traditional...Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1977...

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Journal Articles on: arabic poetry

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Heartbeat: Conventionality and Originality in Najdi Poetry

Journal article by Marcel Kurpershoek; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 52, 1993

Subjects:

Arabic poetry--Analysis, Bedouins--Literature, Narrative poetry--Saudi Arabia, Oral tradition--Saudi Arabia

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...As in the classical Arabic qasidah, a melancholy...nasib of Najdi vernacular poetry (also called Nabati poetry...the nasib of classical Arabic poetry; only in a few poems devoted...motif both in ancient Arabic poetry and in its linear descendant...
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Debate in the Improvised-Sung Poetry of the Palestinians

Journal article by Dirgham H. Sbait; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 52, 1993

Subjects:

Arabic poetry--Analysis, Folk poetry--Israel, Galilee--Literature, Oral tradition--Israel, Palestinian Arabs--Literature

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...tradition of oral poetry extemporized in spoken Palestinian Arabic and sung by professional...1-59). Known in Arabic as as-sicr al-murtajal improvised poetry), as-sicr as-sacbi...Standard Literary Arabic used in literary poetry. The Palestinian...
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Metrical Problems of the Contemporary Bedouin 'Qasida': A Linguistic Approach

Journal article by Heikki Palva; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 52, 1993

Subjects:

Arabic poetry--Analysis, Bedouins--Literature, Oral tradition--Middle East

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...quantitative metrics in Classical Arabic poetry.(9) Bailey admits that "occasionally...analysis to all orally composed Arabic poetry, Bailey overlooks the disparities...resemble the meters of Classical Arabic poetry must therefore be looked upon...
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An Interview with Khaled Mattawa

Journal article by Salah D. Hassan; MELUS, Vol. 31, 2006

Subjects:

Arabic poetry, Mattawa, Khaled--Interviews, Poets--Interviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...have translated five volumes of poetry from Arabic. Your relationship to the Arabic...Arabic. In addition to translating Arabic poetry, Ive also undertaken translating...not poetry. My appreciation of Arabic poetry was based on translation. If I...
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Interview with Suheir Hammad

Journal article by Marcy Jane Knopf-Newman; MELUS, Vol. 31, 2006

Subjects:

Arabic poetry, Hammad, Suheir--Interviews, Poets--Interviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...the first episode of the show. Her poetry works against the grain of American...only as terrorists. Her style fuses Arabic poetic rhythms with hip-hop aesthetics...chant it in that oral tradition of Arabic poetry. MKN: So where did your fathers resistance...

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Magazine Articles on: arabic poetry

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Illustrious Arab Poets through the Centuries

Magazine article by Habeeb Salloum; Contemporary Review, Vol. 285, August 2004

Subjects:

Arabic poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Arabic poetry--Works, Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Works

Collections: Entire Library

...ensnared by the mystic aura of Arabic poetry...luxury for the privileged few, Arabic poetry was the literary expression of...the art of balladry. However, Arabic poetry as we know it seems to have arisen...
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The Sea Speaks Arabic: Umej Bhatia Discusses Muslim Memories of the Crusades and Their Resonances in Middle Eastern Politics Today

Magazine article by Umej Bhatia; History Today, Vol. 55, May 2005

Subjects:

Crusades--Analysis, Crusades--History, Jerusalem, Israel, Military campaigns--Analysis, Military campaigns--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Chanson de Roland, a classic of national poetry that celebrated French valour in the face...preoccupations. Ironically, as distinct terms, the Arabic terms al-hurub al-salibiyya (Crusader...wants but the sea speaks Arabic.
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Poetry in Palestine and Israel

Magazine article by John Taylor; The Antioch Review, Vol. 66, Winter 2008

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Look There: New and Selected Poems (Book)--Book reviews, Sadder than Water (Book)--Book reviews, So What: New and Selected Poems, 1971-2005 (Book)--Book reviews, The Butterfly's Burden (Book)--Book reviews, Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone? (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...stands, his love poetry, which often draws on the refined Arabic and Near Eastern...eye. Al-Qasim raids Arabic, Near Eastern, and...love, violence, poetry, and individual responsibility...other kinds of (non-Arabic) poetry. Like Darwish and...
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Contemporary Israeli Poetry

Magazine article by John Taylor; The Antioch Review, Vol. 65, Spring 2007

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, From Island to Island (Book)--Book reviews, J'Accuse (Book)--Book reviews, Let the Words: Selected Poems (Book)--Book reviews, Love and Selected Poems (Book)--Book reviews, Qasida (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Life Studies. Schimmels most characteristic poetry, however, rehabilitates the pre-Islamic Arabic qasida, or ode. His poem "Qasida" and the...instance, before adding: "The business of poetry is simply to choose from that content, arrange...
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Embargoed Literature

Magazine article by Edward W. Said; The Nation, Vol. 251, September 17, 1990

Subjects:

Arab writers--Public opinion, Arabic literature--Public opinion, Authors, Arab--Public opinion, Mahfouz, Naguib--Public opinion, Publishing industry--International aspects

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...delivered himself of the thought that "Arabic, an imprecise language, requires most writers to choose between poetry and clarity.") All regarded Mahfouz...University Press, of which Modern Arabic Poetry: An Anthology is the first to have...

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Newspaper Articles on: arabic poetry

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Shakespeare's Arabia

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), February 14, 2007

Subjects:

Theater--Theater reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...screens above our heads. Sometimes, such modern intermissions combine beautifully with more ancient interpolations: Arabic poetry or passages from the Quran. One such moment comes towards the close, as a maddened Richards distorted voice blackmails...
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Ornament of the World

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, December 21, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...and Christians learning and writing Arabic poetry. Apparently, El Cid, the Spanish...battles. His name is actually an Arabic word meaning lord. However, we only...refuge and ended up in al-Andalus, the Arabic name for the southern part of medieval...
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New Flights to Limoges

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), November 28, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...University lecturer Dr Hussein Dabbagh who will be at Clayport Library on December 6, to read and discuss the background to Arabic poetry and culture. The event is free but places should be reserved by calling (0191) 386-4003. Lantern walk MORE than 40...
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Fiction from Wales Translated to Meet Demand in Asia

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), April 26, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...They didnt have any problem with the content of Runt." Another difficulty is that no Arabic translators can work directly from Welsh-language texts, so books or poetry in Welsh must be translated into English before the translator can start - and before...
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Cinema: French Snails

Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), October 21, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...SEPTEMBER (15) * * HERES an oddity. A film in French and English, with a smattering of Italian and Arabic. Where John Turturro is a hitman who recites poetry, and where Juliette Binoche is secret agent Irene, who smokes cigars and keeps a pet turtle...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: arabic poetry

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Arabic Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...The first significant Arabic literature was produced...medieval golden age of lyric poetry, from the 4th to the 7th...the collections of early Arabic poetry were compiled during this...A. J. Arberry, Modern Arabic Poetry (1950, repr. 1967); R...
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Zuhair

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

ZUHAIR zoohir , fl. 6th cent., Arab poet. Zuhair is often considered the greatest writer of Arabic poetry in pre-Islamic times. His work is represented in the Muallaqat . Zuhairs poems deal with raids and other subjects of nomadic...
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Mufaddaliyat

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Dabbi (d. c.775). It contains 126 poems, some complete odes, others fragmentary. They are all of the Golden Age of Arabic poetry (500 650) and are the best collection of poems of that period by different authors. There are 67 authors, two of them...
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ProvenÇal Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Latin heritage, from the Arabic civilization to the south...new and striking lyric poetry. From Latin models came...rhetoric, and metrics; from Arabic poetry may have been drawn ideas...emerged in Provencal poetry as a concept of humble...
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Hamasa

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...of poems, classified by subject. Some of them are selections from long poems. This is one of the treasuries of early Arabic poetry, and the poems are of exceptional beauty. A later anthology by the same name was compiled by the poet al-Buhturi (c...

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