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Uddat al-Jalis of Ibn Bishri: An Anthology of Andalusian Arabic Muwashshat (Gibb Memorial Trust) - Hardcover

 
9780906094402: Uddat al-Jalis of Ibn Bishri: An Anthology of Andalusian Arabic Muwashshat (Gibb Memorial Trust)

Synopsis

This is an anthology of outstanding literary importance, probably the most valuable work of Arabic poetry to surface this century. It contains the largest and best collection of Andalusian Muwashshat, 354 in all, of which over 280 are not known from any other source. This is an Arabic text.

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About the Author

Alan Jones is a specialist in early Arabic literature, and the author of Early Arabic Poetry, two books of translations and commentary on pre-Islamic poetry. He has been a lecturer and teacher of Arabic at Oxford University for 43 years; now retired he is at work on a commentary to accompany this new translation of the Qur’an. A Festschrift, Islamic Reflections, Arabic Musings was published by Oxbow on behalf of the Gibb Memorial Trust, in his honour.

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