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Subtitle: three Abbasid poets : Arab poetry of the Abbasid period
By: translated with an introduction by G. B. H. Wightman and A. Y. al-Udhari.
Contributors: Wightman, G. B. H.; Udhari, Abdullah, 1941-
Series: The Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin; Penguin Classics
Published: 1975
Place of publication: Harmondsworth; Baltimore [etc.]
Language: eng; ara
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Arabic poetry -- 750-1258.
Description: Baghdad, throughout the Abbasid dynasty, was the centre of Arab-Muslim culture where the assimilation of Persian, Indian and Greek writing and thought produced a rich and diverse literature. The three poets represented in this volume wrote between the eighth and tenth centuries A.D., and range in mood from serious speculation to exuberant sensuality to delicate lyricism."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.