The Wine Song in Classical Arabic Poetry: Ab=u Nuw=as and the Literary Tradition (Oxford Oriental Monographs) [Hardcover]

Philip F. Kennedy (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198263929 | ISBN-13: 978-0198263920 | Publication Date: November 13, 1997

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 Ab=u Nuw=as (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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"...an accomplished and attractive study of one of the Arabic language's most celebrated poets."--Middle East Journal

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Text: English, Arabic

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 13, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198263929
• ISBN-13: 978-0198263920
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,218,594 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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