Patronage and poetry in the Islamic world : social mobility and status in the medieval Middle East and Central Asia /
Panegyric poetry, in both Arabic and Persian, was one of the most important genres of literature in the medieval Middle East and Central Asia. Jocelyn Sharlet argues that panegyric poetry is important not only because it provides a commentary on society and culture in the medieval Middle East, but a...
| Основен автор: | Sharlet, Jocelyn. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London :
I.B. Tauris,
2011.
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| Серия: |
Library of Middle East history.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=380574 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Patronage and Poetry in the Islamic World. |
Съдържание:
- Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The problem with poetry ; 2. Poets taking risks to get ahead ; 3. Introduction to Abu Tammam, Al-Buhturi ; 4. Tools for thinking: Motifs and syntax ; 5. Pre-industrial light and magic: rethorical devices and figurative language ; 6. Getting to know you: close observation and evaluation ; 7. Doing business: communication and interaction ; 8. The cosmopolitan professional poet ; 9. The social mobile professional poet ; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.