| Medieval Arabic Praise Poetry: Ibn Al-Rumi and the Patron's Redemption Contributor(s): Gruendler, Beatrice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415595797 ISBN-13: 9780415595797 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 892.713 |
| Series: Routledgecurzon Studies in Arabic and Middle-Eastern Literat |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.14 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book gives an insight into panegyrics, a genre central to understanding medieval Near Eastern Society. Poets in this multi-ethnic society would address the majority of their verse to rulers, generals, officials, and the urban upper classes, its tone ranging from celebration to reprimand and even to threat. |