Arabic Poetry: A Primer for Students (English and Arabic Edition) - Softcover

Arberry, A. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521092574 ISBN 13: 9780521092579

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1965

Synopsis

Originally published in 1965, this is an introductory book for university students of Arabic literature. It begins with a substantial introduction in English by Professor Arberry on the development, nature, forms and rhythms of Arabic poetry. The main body of the book is an anthology of Arabic poems in the original, from the sixth century onwards, giving examples of the work of some thirty of the greatest Arab poets. Each poem has a literal English translation on the facing page; the notes, on points of language and style, are placed at the foot across the whole opening. Biographical notes on the poets are placed at the end of the book.

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Book Description

Originally published in 1965, this is an introductory book for university students of Arabic literature. Beginning with a substantial introduction on development, nature, forms and rhythms, the main body of the book is an anthology of Arabic poems in the original, from the sixth century onwards.

About the Author

Arthur John Arberry, as Head of the Department of Classics at Cairo University, acquired a firsthand knowledge of literary and social conditions in the Islamic Middle East. Between 1947 and 1969 he served as Sir Thomas Adams Professor of Arabic at Cambridge University. He published some twenty books in Islamic studies during his lifetime, many dealing with mysticism and poetry. Professor Arberry died in England in 1969.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1965
• ISBN 10: 0521092574
• ISBN 13: 9780521092579
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 174