Making the great Book of songs : compilation and the author's craft in Abū l-Faraj al-Iṣbahānī's Kitāb al-aghānī /
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| Author / Creator: | Kilpatrick, Hilary. |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003. |
| Description: | xi, 435 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | RoutledgeCurzon studies in Arabic and Middle Eastern literature Curzon studies in Arabic and Middle-Eastern literatures. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4836722 |
| Summary: | This is the first systematic literary study of one of the masterpieces of classical Arabic literature, the fourth/tenth century Kitâb al-aghânî (The Book of Songs) by Abû I-Faraj al-Isbahânî. Until now the twenty-four volume Book of Songs has been regarded as a rather chaotic but priceless mine of information about classical Arabic music, literature and culture. This book approaches it as a work of literature in its own right, with its own internal logic and coherence. The study also consistently integrates the musical component into the analysis and proposes a reading of the work in which individual anecdotes and poems are related to the wider context, enhancing their meaning. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 435 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-422) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0700717013 |
