This is the first Western monograph since a century about a genre, cherished by Arab literati: the pre-Islamic dirge (martiya) by women. It dwells on the problem of the authenticity of these texts. Metre and rhyme of this genre are discussed in relationship to the genres predecessor - niyyha - and the dominating qasňda. Unlike the latter, the martiya does not have a clear thematical order, although the poem is often introduced by a dialogue, followed by a laudatory part, which serves to legitimize the break of self control, and finally some general remarks on Fate and Death. Marytň were sometimes composed to comment on historical events. A poetess like al-Kansy' used her marytň in early Islam to emphasize pre-Islamic values.
This is the first Western monograph since a century about a genre, cherished by Arab literati: the pre-Islamic dirge (martiya) by women. It dwells on the problem of the authenticity of these texts. Metre and rhyme of this genre are discussed in relationship to the genres predecessor - niyyha - and the dominating qasňda. Unlike the latter, the martiya does not have a clear thematical order, although the poem is often introduced by a dialogue, followed by a laudatory part, which serves to legitimize the break of self control, and finally some general remarks on Fate and Death. Marytň were sometimes composed to comment on historical events. A poetess like al-Kansy' used her marytň in early Islam to emphasize pre-Islamic values.
Mit Poesie vertreibe ich den Kummer meines Herzens: Eine Studie zur altarabischen Trauerklage der Frau
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Mit Poesie vertreibe ich den Kummer meines Herzens: Eine Studie zur altarabischen Trauerklage der Frau
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789062580828 |
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| Publisher: | Peeters Publishing |
| Publication date: | 12/31/1997 |
| Series: | PIHANS Series , #81 |
| Pages: | 266 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d) |
| Language: | German |