Description in Classical Arabic Poetry
Description in Classical Arabic Poetry
Brill Academic Publishers | October 1, 2003 | ISBN-10: 9004129227 | 258 pages | PDF | 3.6 MB
Brill Academic Publishers | October 1, 2003 | ISBN-10: 9004129227 | 258 pages | PDF | 3.6 MB
This work deals with "wasf" or description which is one of the salient characteristics of the "qasidah" (classical Arabic poetry) tradition. It examines descriptive passages in a selected group of Arabic "qasidah" from different ages, with the motifs of horses, and bees and honey-gathering.