| Mit Poesie Vertreibe Ich Den Kummer Meines Herzens: Eine Studie Zur Altarabischen Trauerklage Der Frau Contributor(s): Borg, G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9062580823 ISBN-13: 9789062580828 Publisher: Peeters OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Paperback Language: German Published: December 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines - Literary Criticism | African |
| Dewey: 892.709 |
| LCCN: 98163225 |
| Series: Pihans |
| Physical Information: (3.98 lbs) 266 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first Western monograph since a century about a genre, cherished by Arab literati: the pre-Islamic dirge (martiya) by women. It dwells on the problem of the authenticity of these texts. Metre and rhyme of this genre are discussed in relationship to the genres predecessor - niyyha - and the dominating qasOEda. Unlike the latter, the martiya does not have a clear thematical order, although the poem is often introduced by a dialogue, followed by a laudatory part, which serves to legitimize the break of self control, and finally some general remarks on Fate and Death. MarytOE were sometimes composed to comment on historical events. A poetess like al-Kansy' used her marytOE in early Islam to emphasize pre-Islamic values. |