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The body in Arabic love poetry : the 'Udhri tradition /
Jokha Alharthi re-appraises the relationship between love, poetry and Arab society in the 8th to 11th centuries. She avoids clichés about the purity of love in 'Udhri poetry, instead questioning the traditional emphasis on chastity and the assumption that this poetry omits any concept of the b...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
2021.
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| Colección: | Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Jokha Alharthi re-appraises the relationship between love, poetry and Arab society in the 8th to 11th centuries. She avoids clichés about the purity of love in 'Udhri poetry, instead questioning the traditional emphasis on chastity and the assumption that this poetry omits any concept of the body. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 270 pages) : color illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1474486363 9781474486361 9781399501750 1399501755 |