Making the Great Book of Songs Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures
by [Kilpatrick, Hilary]
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This is the first systematic literary study of one of the masterpieces of classical Arabic literature, the fourth/tenth century Kitâb al-aghânî (The Book of Songs) by Abû I-Faraj al-Isbahânî. Until now the twenty-four volume Book of Songs has been regarded as a rather chaotic but priceless mine of information about classical Arabic music, literature and culture. This book approaches it as a work of literature in its own right, with its own internal logic and coherence. The study also consistently integrates the musical component into the analysis and proposes a reading of the work in which individual anecdotes and poems are related to the wider context, enhancing their meaning.
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- Routledge Brand
- Sep 1, 2010 Pub Date:
- 9780415595841 ISBN-13:
- 0415595843 ISBN-10:
- 448.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 9.21 in * 1.01 in * 6.14 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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