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Pens, swords, and the springs of art : the oral poetry dueling of Palestinian weddings in the Galilee / by Nadia G. Yaqub.
Van Pelt Library PJ8190.85.G35 Y37 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yaqub, Nadia G.
- Series:
- Brill studies in Middle Eastern literature, 1571-5183 ; v. 32.
- Brill studies in Middle Eastern literature, 1571-5183 ; v. 32
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folk poetry, Arabic--Israel--Galilee--History and criticism.
- Folk poetry, Arabic.
- Weddings--Poetry.
- Weddings.
- Israel--Galilee.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- x, 378 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
- Language Note:
- The text of "Ḥaflat Ibrāhīm al-Jabārīn" in Arabic and English.
- Summary:
- Offering a Detailed Analysis of Oral poetry dueling performed at traditional Palestinian weddings, this work is unique in addressing poetry dueling as a performative and compositional device, and exploring the complex linkages between this tradition and other genres of Arabic poetry. It includes a study of poetry dueling in standard Arabic; a description of the historical and performance contexts of the Palestinian duels, as well as of poets and their training; an analysis of a single performance; and a reinterpretation of the nature of verbal dueling generally. Including a transcription and translation of an entire performance, the book considers the social efficacy of poetry dueling, its aesthetic nature, and its value as a compositional device within a larger system of poetic production.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Analysis
- Chapter 1 Memorizing al-Mutanabbi: Poetry Dueling and Poetic Production in Arabic 21
- Chapter 2 The Making of a Tradition: The History, Language, Context, and Practice of Oral Palestinian Wedding Poetry 58
- Chapter 3 Composition 101
- Chapter 4 The Exchange of Gifts 146
- Part 2 A Transcription and Translation of Haflat Ibrahim al-Jabarin
- A Note on the Transcription, Translation, and Notations 179
- Transcription of Haflat Ibrahim al-Jabarin 185
- Translation of Haflat Ibrahim al-Jabarin 253
- Appendix Arabic Texts 357
- Jarir and al-Akhtal 357
- Imru' al-Qays and 'Abid ibn al-Abras 357
- Abu Nuwas and 'Abbas ibn Al-Ahnaf 359
- Imru' al-Qays and Harith al-Yashkuri 359
- Bashshar ibn Burd 360
- Andalusian zajal duel 361.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-369) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9004152598
- 9789004152595
- OCLC:
- 70660391
- Publisher Number:
- 9789004152595
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