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Focusing on early Arabic poetry, this book examines the diverse versions of poems found in various Abbasid collections. It challenges exaggerated claims about this poetic tradition and revises fundamental perspectives, presenting a philologically-driven analysis that offers a fresh understanding of the period's literary landscape.
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The Vagaries of the Qasidah, James Montgomery
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- Released
- 2015
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- Title
- The Vagaries of the Qasidah
- Language
- English
- Authors
- James Montgomery
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN13
- 9781909724525
- Category
- About Literature, World history
- Description
- Focusing on early Arabic poetry, this book examines the diverse versions of poems found in various Abbasid collections. It challenges exaggerated claims about this poetic tradition and revises fundamental perspectives, presenting a philologically-driven analysis that offers a fresh understanding of the period's literary landscape.