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Structure and meaning in medieval Arabic and Persian poetry

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Title Structure and meaning in medieval Arabic and Persian poetry : Orient pearls / Julie Scott Meisami.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher London : RoutledgeCurzon
Creation Date 2003
Notes Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content 1. Introduction -- 2. Invention -- 3. Disposition : the parts of the poem -- 4. Disposition : larger structures -- 5. Disposition : the Qasida and its adaptations -- 6. Disposition : varieties of structure -- 7. Ornamentation -- 8. Ornament : metaphor and imagery -- 9. Conclusion : the coherence of the poem.
Series Culture and civilisation in the Middle East
Extent xiii, 507 p.
Language English
National Library system number 997010712501505171
MARC RECORDS
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