Virtues – A stout defense poetry genius . Abu Tammam (d. 231 or 846, 232/845, or) is among the most renowned poets of the Arabic language. The poet was born in Syria to Greek Christian parents, he was converted to Islam and swiftly became one of the top Arabic poets of the court of the caliphals of Baghdad and promoting a revolutionary style of poetry that combined intricate and abstract imagery with the archaic Bedouin language.
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Virtues – Highly controversial and extremely well-known, this sophisticated verse inspired all subsequent poetry written in Arabic and embodied what was known as the “modern aesthetic” ( badi’) as an avant-garde style that was closely aligned with the artistic, intellectual and cultural dynamism of the Abbasid the dynasty of Abbasid.
In the biography of Abu Tammam, and Times of Abu Tammam Translated in English to the world’s first time the scholar and courtier Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Yahyaal-Suli (d. 335 or 336, 946 or 947) presents a strong defence against “modern” poetry as well as Abu Tammam’s importance as a poet, despite his adversaries as well as painting a vibrant depiction of life as a literary artist within Baghdad in the city of Baghdad and Samarra.
Virtues – Born into a prestigious family with Turkish heritage, the al-Suli served as the courtier and companion and tutor for his fellow caliphs, the Abbasid caliphs. He wrote extensively about caliphal poetry and history, and as an expert on “modern” poets and poets, made a significant contribution to the area of Arabic literary history. Much like the poets it advocates his text is groundbreaking as it marks a significant stage in the evolution of Arabic poetry, and also appoints an extensive series of works on the development of poetry
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- Publisher : NYU Press
- Publication date : January 2, 2015
- Language : English
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Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) was a Baghdadi storyteller, preacher, and prolific Islamic scholar associated with the Hanbali school of jurisprudential thought. He is well known for his exegeses of the Qurʾan and Hadith, including his famous compendium, Al-Taḥqīq.
Michael Cooperson is Professor of Arabic in the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures at UCLA. His translations include The Life of Ibn Ḥanbal by Ibn al-Jawzī for the Library of Arabic Literature, and The Author and His Doubles by the eminent Moroccan literary critic Abdelfattah Kilito.
