Description |
1 online resource (xi, 435 pages) |
Series |
RoutledgeCurzon studies in Arabic and Middle-Eastern literature |
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RoutledgeCurzon studies in Arabic and Middle-Eastern literatures.
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Contents |
1. Modern research on the Kitāb al-aghānī -- 2. Abū l-Faraj's life, times and works -- 3. Abū l-Faraj on songs and singers -- 4. Abū l-Faraj on poetry and poets -- 5. Abū l-Faraj on prose, akhbār and the arrangement of material -- 6. Articles on songs, events and relationships -- 7. Articles on personalities -- 8. Connections between articles : the common fund of material -- 9. The framework of introductory songs : ordering the articles |
Summary |
"This is the first systematic literary study of one of the masterpieces of classical Arabic literature, the tenth century Kitab al-aghani (The Book of Songs) by Abu l-Faraj al-Isbahani. Until now, the 24 volume Book of Songs has been regarded as a rather chaotic but priceless mine of information about classical Arabic music, literature and culture. This book approaches it as a work of literature in its own right, with its own internal logic and coherence. The study also consistently integrates the musical component into the analysis and proposes a reading of the work in which individual anecdotes and poems are related to the wider context, enhancing their meaning."--Jacket |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Abū l-Faraj al-Iṣbahānī, 897 or 898-967. Kitāb al-aghānī
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
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Intellectual life
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SUBJECT |
Islamic Empire -- Intellectual life
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Subject |
Islamic Empire
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2002036789 |
ISBN |
0203220617 |
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9780203220610 |
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9780700717019 |
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0700717013 |
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9786610314744 |
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6610314748 |
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1280314745 |
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9781280314742 |
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1135787948 |
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9781135787943 |
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