Medieval Arabic Praise Poetry
Ibn Al-Rumi and the Patron's Redemption
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism, Poetry, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Beatrice Gruendler | ISBN: | 9781317832362 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 19, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Beatrice Gruendler |
| ISBN: | 9781317832362 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | December 19, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This book gives an insight into panegyrics, a genre central to understanding medieval Near Eastern Society. Poets in this multi-ethnic society would address the majority of their verse to rulers, generals, officials, and the urban upper classes, its tone ranging from celebration to reprimand and even to threat.
This book gives an insight into panegyrics, a genre central to understanding medieval Near Eastern Society. Poets in this multi-ethnic society would address the majority of their verse to rulers, generals, officials, and the urban upper classes, its tone ranging from celebration to reprimand and even to threat.
