Throwing Down the Verbal Gauntlet, the Arabic Invective of Jarīr and Al-Farazdaq

The Arabic Invective of Jarīr and Al-Farazdaq
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-71625-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 01, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

Reihe: Supplements to the Journal of Arabic Literature

Throwing Down the Verbal Gauntlet showcases Arab “rapper” poets Jarir and al-Farazdaq. This eighth-century duo is best known for a series of verbal battles (flytings) they carried out over several decades. Verbal Gauntlet argues that these poets performed in order to elevate their own prestige, just as rappers do in modern-day “Dozens” battles. These were performances for performance’s sake, a first for a genre traditionally associated with settling tribal disputes. The book provides a new interpretation of this poetry and changes the way we see the intertwining roles of poet, opponent, and audience.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jorgensen, Cory

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction 1 Naqa?i? and “The Naqa?i?” 2 Performance

1 The Performance: Jarir, al-Farazdaq, and the Naqa?i? 1 Performance Aspects of the Naqa?i? 2 Naqa?i? Passages

2 The Stage: Mirbad Market 1 Introduction 2 Style and Content of the Naqa?i? 3 “Emergence” of Social Structure 4 Conclusion

3 The Process: Jarir and al-Farazdaq’s “Collusion” 1 Introduction 2 Stock Devices 3 Conclusion

4 The Goal: Winning Over the Audience 1 Introduction 2 Managing Poetic Image 3 Gaining Poetic Prestige 4 Conclusion

Appendix1: Jarir and al-Farazdaq’s Naqa?i? Corpus

Appendix2: Jarir and al-Farazdaq’s Qa?ida Structure

Appendix3: Quoted Passages

Appendix4: Naqa?i? Poems

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Cory Jorgensen, Ph.D. (2012), University of Texas at Austin, is Assistant Professor of Arabic at George Washington University. He has published on classical Arabic literature and Arabic pedagogy, including, “Jarir and al-Farazdaq’s Naqa'id Performance,” Journal of Arabic Literature 54 (2023).