Medieval Arabic Praise Poetry : Ibn Al-Rumi and the Patron's Redemption.

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 eve...

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Main Author: Gruendler, Beatrice
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:Routledge studies in Middle Eastern literatures.
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