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Al-Mutanabbi (A.D. 915-965) is universally considered the greatest of all Arab poets. The introduction to this anthology of his work discusses al-Mutanabbi's life, style, influence and critics. There follows a selection from his poems, in the original Arabic, with literal translation into English on the facing page, and notes on points of language and style at the foot. There is also a concluding chapter on textual variants, the problems of translation, and a bibliography.
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Al-Mutanabbi (AD 915-965), though universally considered the greatest of all the Arab poets, has seldom been translated or discussed outside Arab countries. This study uses the same format as and is intended to supplement Professor Arberry's Arabic Poetry: A Primer for Students.
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.
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- PublisherRoutledgeCurzon
- ISBN 10 0700714308
- ISBN 13 9780700714308
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
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