Pens, Swords, and the Springs of Art

The Oral Poetry Dueling of Palestinian Weddings in the Galilee
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-90-04-15259-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 32, 380 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 857 g

Reihe: Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures

Offering a detailed analysis of oral poetry dueling performed at traditional Palestinian weddings, this work is unique in addressing poetry dueling as a performative and compositional device, and exploring the complex linkages between this tradition and other genres of Arabic poetry.
It includes a study of poetry dueling in standard Arabic; a description of the historical and performance contexts of the Palestinian duels, as well as of poets and their training; an analysis of a single performance; and a re-interpretation of the nature verbal dueling generally.
Including a transcription and translation of an entire performance, the book considers the social efficacy of poetry dueling, its aesthetic nature, and its value as a compositional device within a larger system of poetic production.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yaqub, Nadia

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Introduction

Part One: ANALYSIS
Memorizing al-Mutanabbi: Poetry Dueling and Poetic Production in Arabic
The Making of a Tradition: The History, Language, Context, and Practice of Oral Palestinian Wedding Poetry
Composition
The Exchange of Gifts

Part Two: A TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION OFHAFLAT IBRAHIM AL-JABARIN
A Note on the Transcription, Translation, and Notations
Transcription of Haflat Ibrahim al-Jabarin
Translation of Haflat Ibrahim al-Jabarin
Appendix: Arabic Texts
Jarir and al-Akhtal
Imru' al-Qays and 'Abid ibn al-Abras
Abu Nuwas and 'Abbas ibn Al-Ahnaf
Imru' al-Qays and Harith al-Yashkuri
Bashshar ibn Burd
Andalusian zajal duel

Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Nadia G. Yaqub, Ph.D. (1999) in Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley, is an Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She has published numerous articles on Palestinian oral poetry and Arabic literature.