Arabian Satire : Poetry from 18th-Century Najd /

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This lively volume collects poems by Hmedan al-Shwe'ir, who lived in Najd in the Arabian Peninsula shortly before the hegemony of the Wahhabi movement in the early 18th century. A master of satire known for his ribald humor, self-deprecation, and invective verse (hija), Hmedan was acerbic in hi...

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Main Author: Shuwayʻir, Ḥamīdān, active 18th century (Author)
Other Authors: Kurpershoek, P. M. (Editor, Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Arabic
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Verse satire, Arabic.
LITERARY CRITICISM > African.
Verse satire, Arabic > Arabian Peninsula > Translations into English.
Arabian Peninsula.
Poesie.
Poetry.
Translations.
poetry.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo

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