| The Wine Song in Classical Arabic Poetry: Abū Nuwās and the Literary Tradition Contributor(s): Kennedy, Philip F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198263929 ISBN-13: 9780198263920 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $251.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1997 Annotation: Classical Arab civilization produced the most extensive and highly developed bacchic tradition in world literature, In this book, Kennedy traces the history of wine poetry from its origins in sixth century Arabia to its heyday in Baghdad at the turn of the ninth century. He focusses on the work of the great Abu Nuwas (d. c.813), placing his wine songs in context with those of his contemporaries and with other poetic genres such as amatory, invective, ascetic, and gnomic verse. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | African - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 892.713 |
| LCCN: 96025655 |
| Lexile Measure: 1350 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.22 lbs) 316 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Classical Arab civilization produced the most extensive and highly developed bacchic tradition in world literature, In this book, Kennedy traces the history of wine poetry from its origins in sixth century Arabia to its heyday in Baghdad at the turn of the ninth century. He focusses on the work of the great Abū Nuwās (d. c.813), placing his wine songs in context with those of his contemporaries and with other poetic genres such as amatory, invective, ascetic, and gnomic verse. |
