Description in Classical Arabic Poetry

Description in Classical Arabic Poetry

Waòsf, Ekphrasis, and Interarts Theory

by Akiko Motoyoshi Sumi

251 pages· 2004· ISBN 9789004129221
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This work deals with "wasf" or description which is one of the salient characteristics of the "qasidah" (classical Arabic poetry) tradition. It examines descriptive passages in a selected group of Arabic "qasidah" from different ages, with the motifs of horses, and bees and honey-gathering.

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