Making the great Book of songs
Hilary Kilpatrick · 2003
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"This is the first systematic literary study of one of the masterpieces of classical Arabic literature, the tenth century Kitab al-aghani (The Book of Songs) by Abu l-Faraj al-Isbahani. Until now, the 24 volume Book of Songs has been regarded as a rather chaotic but priceless mine of information about classical Arabic music, literature and culture. This book approaches it as a work of literature in its own right, with its own internal logic and coherence. The study also consistently integrates the musical component into the analysis and proposes a reading of the work in which individual anecdotes and poems are related to the wider context, enhancing their meaning."--BOOK JACKET.
Book details
- Year
- 2003
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Editions
- 7
- Pages
- 448
- ISBN
- 9781135787899
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