Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation

Auteur(s) : Farrin, Raymond  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : Abundance from the desert [Texte imprimé] : classical Arabic poetry / Raymond Farrin

Édition : 1st ed

Publication : Syracuse (N.Y.) : Syracuse university press, cop. 2011

Description matérielle : xix, 364 pages ; 24 cm

Collection : Middle East literature in translation

Lien à la collection : Middle East literature in translation  Voir toutes les notices liées

Comprend : Triumph of Imru' Al-Qays ; An outcast replies ; Price of glory ; Making the remembrance dear ; Martyr to love ; Flyting ; Pleasure in transgression ; Poetics of persuasion ; Would-be prophet ; Letter to a princess ; Season's greetings ; Ecstasy ; To Egypt with love.

Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-345) and index
Abundance from the Desert provides a comprehensive introduction to classical Arabic poetry, one of the richest of poetic traditions. Covering roughly the years 500-1250 CE, Farrin provides original translations and illuminating discussions of a number of major Arabic poems from a variety of genres. The poems are presented chronologically, each situated within a specific historical and literary context. Together, the selected poems suggest the range and depth of expression; read in sequence, they suggest the gradual evolution of a tradition. Moving beyond a mere chronicle, Farrin outlines a new approach to appreciating classical Arabic poetry based on an awareness of concentric symmetry, in which the poem's unity is viewed not as a linear progression but as an elaborate symmetrical plot. In doing so, the author presents these works in a broader, comparative light, revealing connections with other literatures. The reader is invited to examine these works not as isolated phenomenaùnotwithstanding their uniqueness and their association with a discrete traditionùbut rather as part of a great multicultural heritage. This pioneering book marks an important step forward in the study of Arabic poetry. At the same time, it opens the door to this rich tradition for the general reader. --Book Jacket

Sujet(s) : Poésie arabe -- 750-1258  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Indice(s) Dewey :  892.710 09 (23e éd.) = Poésie de langue arabe - Histoire et critique  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780815632221 (cloth) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0815632223 (cloth) (alk. paper)

Identifiant de la notice  : ark:/12148/cb42513954z

Notice n° :  FRBNF42513954 (notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)