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MOORISH POETRY
A TRANSLATION OF "THE PENNANTS", AND ANTHOLOGY COMPILED IN 1243 BY THE ANDALUSIAN IBN SA'ID |
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A.J. Arberry (Editor), A.J. Arberry (Trans) |
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Paperback |
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ISBN 10: |
0700714294 |
ISBN 13: |
9780700714292 |
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Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
Pub. date: |
25 April, 2001 |
Pages: |
220 |
Translated from: |
Arabic |
Description: |
A classic work of translation by A.J. Arberry, who has created rhymed English verse from Ibn Sa'id's anthology of Moorish poetry from Islamic Spain. |
Synopsis: |
Seven hundred and fifty years ago, this anthology of small masterpieces of renowned Moorish poets from Muslim Spain, North Africa and Sicily was compiled by Ibn Sa'id al-Andalusi, a native of Southern Spain. The text has been translated into rhymed English verses with an Introduction explaining the conventions of Arabic literature within which these Moorish poets worked. |
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UK |
Imprint: |
RoutledgeCurzon |
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