Al-Mutanabbi

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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This exhaustive and yet enthralling study considers the life and work of al-Mutanabbi (915-965), often regarded as the greatest of the classical Arab poets. A revolutionary at heart and often imprisoned or forced into exile throughout his tumultuous life, al-Mutanabbi wrote both controversial satires and when employed by one of his many patrons, laudatory panegyrics. Employing an ornate style and use of the ode, al-Mutanabbi was one of the first to successfully move away from the traditionally rigid form of Arabic verse, the ‘qasida’.

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Utgivningsdatum2007-12-12
Mått135 x 216 x 18 mm
Vikt363 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieMakers of the Muslim World
Antal sidor160
FörlagOneworld Publications
ISBN9781851684069

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Preface 1 OUT OF ARABIAArabian originsPoetic forms – the odeInvective and elegyPoets on the fringeIslam’s effect on poetryCentralization under the UmayyadsDiversity under the ‘AbbasidsConservatism in poetic tasteLate ‘Abbasid disintegration 2 GROWING PAINS Origins and early formationAl-Mutanabbi goes to BaghdadEarly career in SyriaRebellion and its aftermathAfter the fallAt Kharshani’s courtDeath of the poet’s grandmotherThe Ikhshidid connectionEye on the Hamdanid prize 3 GLORY DAYS IN ALEPPOThe Hamdanids of AleppoAl-Mutanabbi’s first ode to Sayf al-DawlahOccasional poems for the would-be patronDeath of Sayf al-Dawlah’s motherElegy on Abu’l-Hayja’The poet–patron relationshipDemands on the poetEpic occasionsTrouble in paradiseAl-Mutanabbi bites backAll good things ... 4 PARADISE LOSTFrom Aleppo to EgyptReluctant praiseAl-Mutanabbi demands his dueSaving face at AleppoKafur’s final refusalAngry satireOut of EgyptHome againSayf al-Dawlah in the wingsThe poet in PersiaThe Gap of BavvanTo the huntFinal call 5 CONTEMPORARY CRITICSAfter the fallLinguistic correctnessDiction and lexical choiceConstruction of the poemPhilosophizing in poetryThe limits of imaginationBorrowing versus plagiarismSumming up 6 THE HIGHEST FORM OF PRAISEAndalusian admirerKindred spiritsThe classical as innovationNeoclassical voiceModern echoes ConclusionSuggestions for further readingIndex