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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9781851684069
ISBN: 1851684069
Label: Oneworld Publications
Manufacturer: Oneworld Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2008-03-25
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Studio: Oneworld Publications

This exhaustive and yet enthralling study considers the life and work of al-Mutanabbi (915-965), often regarded as the greatest of the classical Arab poets. A revolutionary at heart and often imprisoned or forced into exile throughout his tumultuous life, al-Mutanabbi wrote both controversial satires and when employed by one of his many patrons, laudatory panegyrics. Employing an ornate style and use of the ode, al-Mutanabbi was one of the first to successfully move away from the traditionally rigid form of Arabic verse, the 'qasida'.