| Description |
1 online resource (x, 378 pages) |
| Series |
Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures, 1571-5183 ; v. 32 |
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Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures ; v. 32. 1571-5183
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| Contents |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION POETRY DUELING IN ARABIC; PART ONE ANALYSIS; CHAPTER ONE MEMORIZING AL-MUTANABBI: POETRY DUELING AND POETIC PRODUCTION IN ARABIC; CHAPTER TWO THE MAKING OF A TRADITION: THE HISTORY, LANGUAGE, CONTEXT, AND PRACTICE OF ORAL PALESTINIAN WEDDING POETRY; CHAPTER THREE COMPOSITION; CHAPTER FOUR THE EXCHANGE OF GIFTS; PART TWO A TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION OF HAFLAT IBRAHIM AL-JABARIN; A Note on the Transcription, Translation, and Notations; A TRANSCRIPTION OF HAFLAT IBRAHIM AL-JABARIN; A TRANSLATION OF HAFLAT IBRAHIM AL-JABARIN; APPENDIX: ARABIC TEXTS |
| Summary |
Offering an analysis of oral poetry dueling performed at traditional Palestinian weddings, this book addresses poetry dueling as a performative and compositional device, and explores the complex linkages between this tradition and other genres of Arabic poetry |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-369) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Folk poetry, Arabic -- Israel -- Galilee -- History and criticism
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Weddings -- Poetry
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
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Folk poetry, Arabic
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Weddings
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Bruiloftsliederen.
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Mondelinge literatuur.
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Israel -- Galilee
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Palestina.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Poetry
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047410348 |
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9047410343 |
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