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The Wine Song in Classical Arabic Poetry: Abu Nuwas and the Literary Tradition - Oxford Oriental Monographs Kennedy, Philip F. (Junior Research Fellow, Junior Research Fellow, St John's College Oxford)
The Wine Song in Classical Arabic Poetry: Abu Nuwas and the Literary Tradition - Oxford Oriental Monographs
Kennedy, Philip F. (Junior Research Fellow, Junior Research Fellow, St John's College Oxford)
This book traces the history of classical Arabic wine poetry from its origins in the sixth century to its heyday in Baghdad at the turn of the ninth century. The focus is on the wine songs of the great Abú Nuwás (d. c.813) whose compositions are analysed within the context of the various related genres of classical Arabic poetry.
316 pages, bibliography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 14, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198263920 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 316 |
| Dimensions | 223 × 147 × 28 mm · 546 g |
| Language | English |