Sound and Sense in Classical Arabic Poetry [Arabic]

by Geert Jan Van Gelder

An early 10th-century Arabic critic defined poetry formally as "metrical, rhymed, meaningful speech". There are numerous studies of classical Arabic poetry, both pre-modern and modern, that deal with the themes and motifs of poems. Many of these pay scant attention to the formal aspects that distinguish Arabic poetry from prose: metre, rhyme, and other sound patterns. Likewise, there are many treatises and monographs on these formal aspects, but often...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Arabic
• ISBN: 3447067926
• ISBN13: 9783447067928
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Harrassowitz
• Length: 399 Pages
• Weight: 2.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.6" x 9.7"