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Medieval Arabic Praise Poetry (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures) - Softcover

Book 16 of 21: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures

Gruendler, Beatrice

 
9780415595797: Medieval Arabic Praise Poetry (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures)

Synopsis

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 even to threat.

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Beatrice Gruendler

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