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Arabic literary salons in the Islamic Middle Ages : poetry, public performance, and the presentation of the past / Samer M. Ali.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Poetics of orality and literacyPublication details: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2010.Description: xi, 294 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780268020323 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0268020329 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 892.7/13409
LOC classification:
  • PJ 7553 A398a 2010
Contents:
Introduction -- Literary salons : outlines of a topic. Literary salons : from ancient symposion to Arabic mujåalasat -- Adab principles of artistic speech in assembly -- Poetry performance and the reinterpreting of tradition -- The mujåalasat as forum for reception. The poetics of sin and redemption : performing value and canonicity -- Al-Buòhturåi's åiwåan kisråa ode: canonic value and folk literacy in the mujåalasat -- Singing Samarra (861-956) : poetry, reception, and the reproduction of literary value in historical narrative -- Conclusion.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PJ 7553 A398a 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000106252

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Indiana University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Literary salons : outlines of a topic. Literary salons : from ancient symposion to Arabic mujåalasat -- Adab principles of artistic speech in assembly -- Poetry performance and the reinterpreting of tradition -- The mujåalasat as forum for reception. The poetics of sin and redemption : performing value and canonicity -- Al-Buòhturåi's åiwåan kisråa ode: canonic value and folk literacy in the mujåalasat -- Singing Samarra (861-956) : poetry, reception, and the reproduction of literary value in historical narrative -- Conclusion.

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