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Throwing Down the Verbal Gauntlet: The Arabic Invective of Jarīr and Al-Farazdaq

Throwing Down the Verbal Gauntlet: The Arabic Invective of Jarīr and Al-Farazdaq

Jorgensen, Cory

Hardcover

Literary CriticismGeneral Asian HistoryGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 9004716254
ISBN13: 9789004716254
Publisher: Brill
Published: Mar 14 2025
Pages: 248
Weight: 1.45
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.20 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
Throwing Down the Verbal Gauntlet showcases Arab rapper poets Jarīr and al-Farazdaq. This eighth-century duo is best known for a series of verbal battles (flytings) they carried out over several decades. Verbal Gauntlet argues that these poets performed in order to elevate their own prestige, just as rappers do in modern-day Dozens battles. These were performances for performance's sake, a first for a genre traditionally associated with settling tribal disputes. The book provides a new interpretation of this poetry and changes the way we see the intertwining roles of poet, opponent, and audience.

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