Qur'ān and the lyric imperative / Richard Serrano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Serrano, Richard, 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qurʼan.

Qurʼan as literature.

Qurʼan--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.

History.

Qurʼan--Language, style.

Islamic literature--History and criticism.

Islamic literature.

Qurʼan--Influence.

Arabic poetry--History and criticism.

Arabic poetry.

Physical Description:

viii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]

Summary:

Qur'an and the Lyric Imperative argues that the tension between Arabic poetry and the Qur'an dating back to the seventh century, when the Qur'an was first recited, is a primary generator of meaning in the Arabic Literary Tradition. Four case studies illustrate how this tension is a creative force. This book explores the relationship between the Qur'an, poetry, and other genres of Arabic literature; how the figures of the prophet and the poet are linked in the life and work of tenth-century al-Mutanabbi; how the Qur'an and Arabic poetry depend on each other for their interpretation; and how reading practices associated with the Qur'an and Arabic Poetry inform attempts to understand the inscriptions of the Alhambra. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Al-Akhtal and the Exactions of Genre 21

2 Al-Mutanabbi and the Poetics of Prophets 75

3 The Umayyad Brocade of Qur'ano-Poetic Discourse 125

4 The Afhambra and the Qur'an of Poetry 163.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-225) and index.

ISBN:

1498520707

9781498520706

OCLC:

933590439