Sound and Sense in Classical Arabic Poetry [Arabic]

by Geert Jan Van Gelder

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An early 10th-century Arabic critic defined poetry formally as "metrical, rhymed, meaningful speech". There are numerous studies of classical Arabic poetry, both pre-modern and modern, that deal with the themes and motifs of poems. Many of these pay scant attention to the formal aspects that distinguish Arabic poetry from prose: metre, rhyme, and other sound patterns. Likewise, there are many treatises and monographs on these formal aspects, but often...

Format:Hardcover

Language:Arabic

ISBN:3447067926

ISBN13:9783447067928

Release Date:January 2013

Publisher:Harrassowitz

Length:399 Pages

Weight:2.29 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.6" x 9.7"

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Foreign Language Foreign Language Dictionaries & Thesauruses Foreign Language Fiction Foreign Language Learning Foreign Language Study Foreign Language Study & Reference Foreign Languages Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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