Mannerism in Arabic Poetry
Subtitle: A Structural Analysis of Selected Texts (3rd Century AH/9th Century AD  5th Century AH/11th Century AD) (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780521522922
Subjects: Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval; BCE to c 500 CE; Prehistory; c 1000 CE to c 1500; History: World; History; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Arabic; Medieval; African; History / Middle East; History-Medieval; Literary Criticism & Collections / African; Arabic poetry; 750-1258; History and criticism; Mannerism (Literature)
First sentence: Much of the medieval Arabic poetic corpus consists of poems written in praise of rulers and notables of state.