The body in Arabic love poetry : the 'Udhri tradition / Jokha Alharthi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ḥārithī, Jūkhah, author.

Series:

Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture.

Edinburgh scholarship online.

Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture

Edinburgh scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Love poetry, Arabic--History and criticism.

Love poetry, Arabic.

Arabic poetry--750-1258--History and criticism.

Arabic poetry.

Love in literature.

Human body in literature.

Chastity in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Jokha Alharthi re-appraises the relationship between love, poetry and Arab society in the 8th to 11th centuries. She avoids cliches about the purity of love in 'Udhri poetry, instead questioning the traditional emphasis on chastity and the assumption that this poetry omits any concept of the body.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Plates

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Preface

1 Introduction: A Critical Reappraisal of Scholarship of the ‘Udhri Tradition

2 Reconstructing the Past

3 ‘Udhri Tradition between Chastity and Sensuality

4 The Representation of the Beloved’s Body

5 Present and Absent Bodies of the Beloved

6 Textuality versus Reality

7 The Representation of the Lover’s Body in the ‘Udhri Tradition

Conclusion

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 6, 2021).

ISBN:

1-4744-8635-5

1-3995-0175-5

1-4744-8636-3

OCLC:

1252427545