Ethics and poetry in sixth-century Arabia

Title
  1. Ethics and poetry in sixth-century Arabia / by Nadia Jamil.
Published by
  1. Cambridge : Gibb Memorial Trust, [2017]
  2. ©2017
Author
  1. Jamil, Nadia

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Description
  1. ix, 402 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. This is a much-needed study of pre-Islamic poetry from Arabia. It fills a key gap in understanding not only the history of Arabian poetry, but also of Arabian ethos and ideology. What emerges is a complex, stylized discourse which reflects a distinctive cosmology.
Subject
  1. Arabic poetry
  2. To 622
  3. Arabic poetry > To 622 > History and criticism
  4. Criticism, interpretation, etc
Genre/Form
  1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Call number
  1. JFE 18-3850
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-367) and index.
Author
  1. Jamil, Nadia, author.
Title
  1. Ethics and poetry in sixth-century Arabia / by Nadia Jamil.
Publisher
  1. Cambridge : Gibb Memorial Trust, [2017]
Copyright date
  1. ©2017
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-367) and index.
Chronological term
  1. To 622
ISBN
  1. 1909724963
  2. 9781909724969
Research call number
  1. JFE 18-3850
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