Mannerism in Arabic Poetry: A Structural Analysis of Selected Texts (3rd Century AH/9th Century AD - 5th Century AH/11th Century AD)

Stefan Sperl

Cambridge University Press, 1989 - History - 230 pages

This book attempts to identify elements of mannerism and classicism in medieval Arabic poetry. Instead of focusing on rhetorical devices, as is conventional in such studies, the author carries out a structuralist analysis of complete poems.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Mannerism in Arabic Poetry: A Structural Analysis of Selected Texts (3rd Century AH/9th Century AD - 5th Century AH/11th Century AD); Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
• Author: Stefan Sperl
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1989
• ISBN: 0521354854, 9780521354851
• Length: 230 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / Medieval; History / Middle East / General; Literary Criticism / African; Literary Criticism / Poetry