| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 660 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures,
1571-5183 ;
v. 28
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Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures ; v. 28.
1571-5183
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 599-620) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; General Notes; Preface; Ibn al-Rumi, The Poet; 1-A Birth, Family, Education, Intellectual Orientation, Death; 1-B The Poet's Persona as Constructed, Interpreted and Preserved by Later Generations in the Akhbar; 1-C The Poet's Reception; 1-D The "Greek Thesis"; 1-E The Case of Rhyme vs. Reason (Opening Statement); Ibn al-Rumi, The Times; 2-A Introduction; 2-B The Translation Movement; 2-C The Munazarah; 2-D Passive Reception of the Hellenic Legacy vs. Active and Creative Appropriation; 2-E The Immediate Literary and Intellectual Environment; The Argument. |
| Summary |
This book examines the life and times and poetry of the extremely prolific and versatile 'Abbasid poet Ibn al-Rumi (d. 283/896). Particular attention is devoted to tracing the influences in his distinctive poetic style and themes. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ibn al-Rūmī, 836-896 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Ibn al-Rūmī, 836-896. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Jalal al-Din Rumi, Maulana, 1207-1273 -- Criticism and interpretation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McKinney, Robert C., 1954- Case of rhyme versus reason. Leiden ; Boston, MA : Brill, 2004 (DLC) 2004052333 |
| ISBN |
9789047404392 (electronic book) |
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9047404394 (electronic book) |
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1433705907 |
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9781433705908 |
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9789004130104 (hardcover) |
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9004130101 (hardcover) |
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9004130101 (hardcover) |
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