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This exhaustive and yet enthralling study considers the life and work of al-Mutanabbi (915-965), often regarded as the greatest of the classical Arab poets. A revolutionary at heart and often imprisoned or forced into exile throughout his tumultuous life, al-Mutanabbi wrote both controversial satires and when employed by one of his many patrons, laudatory panegyrics. Employing an ornate style and use of the ode, al-Mutanabbi was one of the first to successfully move away from the traditionally rigid form of Arabic verse, the 'qasida'.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Al-Mutanabbi
• Author: Margaret Larkin
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 160
• EAN: 9781851684069
• ISBN: 1851684069
• ID: 05109305
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Weight: 286 g
• Dimensions: 219 × 144 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 12. December 2007

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