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Structure and meaning in medieval Arabic and Persian poetry : Orient pearls /

This is the first comprehensive and comparative study of compositional and stylistic techniques in medieval Arabic and Persian lyric poetry. Ranging over some seven countries, it deals with works by over thirty poets in the Islamic world from Spain to present-day Afghanistan, and examines how this r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meisami, Julie Scott, 1937-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.
Colección:Culture and civilisation in the Middle East.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Invention
  • 3. Disposition : the parts of the poem
  • 4. Disposition : larger structures
  • 5. Disposition : the Qaṣīda and its adaptations
  • 6. Disposition : varieties of structure
  • 7. Ornamentation
  • 8. Ornament : metaphor and imagery
  • 9. Conclusion : the coherence of the poem.