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Structure and Meaning in Medieval Arabic and Persian Lyric Poetry Julie Meisami

Structure and Meaning in Medieval Arabic and Persian Lyric Poetry By Julie Meisami

Structure and Meaning in Medieval Arabic and Persian Lyric Poetry by Julie Meisami

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SeriesCulture and Civilization in the Middle East

Summary

This is the first comprehensive and comparative study of compositional and stylistic techniques in medieval Arabic and Persian lyric poetry. It also examines works by the indigenous critics of poetry in both Arabic and Persian.

Structure and Meaning in Medieval Arabic and Persian Lyric Poetry Summary

Structure and Meaning in Medieval Arabic and Persian Lyric Poetry: Orient Pearls by Julie Meisami

Comparative view of medieval Arabic and Persian poetry

Will benefit from the current interest in Arabic culture - includes work from poets from Islamic Spain to present-day Afghanistan

About Julie Meisami

Julie Scott Meisami, until recently Lecturer in Persian at the Oriental Institute, Oxford University, has published extensively on Arabic and Persian poetry and is the editor of Edebiyat: The Journal for Middle Eastern Literatures.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 2 Invention 3 Disposition: The parts of the poem 4 Disposition: Larger structures 5 Disposition: The Qas?6 Disposition: Varieties of structure 7 Ornamentation 8 Ornament: Metaphor and imagery 9 Conclusion: The coherence of the poem

Additional information

Sku

NLS9780415616430

ISBN 13

9780415616430

ISBN 10

0415616433

Title

Structure and Meaning in Medieval Arabic and Persian Lyric Poetry: Orient Pearls by Julie Meisami

Author

Series

Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

Condition

New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Year published

2011-02-22

Number of pages

524

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N/A

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