Moallakat

Name: Moallakat
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ISBN: 9781409909613

ISBN-10: 1409909611

ISBN-13: 9781409909613

Edition: 2008

Authors: William Jones

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Arabic poetry is the earliest work of Arabic literature. The pre-Islamic poetry is commonly referred to as the Jahili poetry, which translates to "The poetry of the period of ignorance". Poetry held an important position in pre-Islamic society with the poet filling the role of historian, soothsayer and propagandist. The poet represented an individual tribe's prestige and importance in the Arabian peninsula and mock battles in poetry would stand in lieu of real wars. 'Ukaz, a market town not far from Mecca, would play host to a regular poetry festival where the craft of the poets would be exhibited. The very best of these early poems were collected in the 8th century as The Mu'allaqat…

Book details

List price: $12.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Dodo Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 84
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.20" tall
Weight: 0.308
Language: English