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Mit Poesie Vertreibe Ich Den Kummer Meines Herzens: Eine Studie Zur Altarabischen Trauerklage Der Frau

Mit Poesie Vertreibe Ich Den Kummer Meines Herzens: Eine Studie Zur Altarabischen Trauerklage Der Frau

Borg, G.

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Series: Pihans, Book 81

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ISBN10: 9062580823
ISBN13: 9789062580828
Publisher: Peeters
Published: Dec 31 1997
Pages: 266
Weight: 1.58
Height: 0.51 Width: 7.61 Depth: 10.41
Language: German
This is the first Western monograph since a century about a genre, cherished by Arab literati: the pre-Islamic dirge (martiya) by women. It dwells on the problem of the authenticity of these texts. Metre and rhyme of this genre are discussed in relationship to the genres predecessor - niyyha - and the dominating qasOEda. Unlike the latter, the martiya does not have a clear thematical order, although the poem is often introduced by a dialogue, followed by a laudatory part, which serves to legitimize the break of self control, and finally some general remarks on Fate and Death. MarytOE were sometimes composed to comment on historical events. A poetess like al-Kansy' used her marytOE in early Islam to emphasize pre-Islamic values.

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