Medieval Arabic Praise Poetry
Ibn Al-Rumi and the Patron's Redemption| By: | Beatrice Gruendler |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9780700714902 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781317832362 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2003 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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This book gives an insight into panegyrics, a genre central to understanding medieval Near Eastern Society. Poets in this multi-ethnic society would address the majority of their verse to rulers, generals, officials, and the urban upper classes, its tone ranging from celebration to reprimand and even to threat.