Book contents
- Arabic Poetics
- Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
- Arabic Poetics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Dates, Translations, Transliterations, and Names
- Introduction
- 1 Wonder
- 2 Wonder in Aristotelian Arabic Poetics
- 3 Discovery in Bayān
- 4 Metaphor and the Aesthetics of the Sign
- 5 Naẓm, Wonder, and the Inimitability of the Quran
- Epilogue
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other Titles in the Series
Book contents
- Arabic Poetics
- Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
- Arabic Poetics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Dates, Translations, Transliterations, and Names
- Introduction
- 1 Wonder
- 2 Wonder in Aristotelian Arabic Poetics
- 3 Discovery in Bayān
- 4 Metaphor and the Aesthetics of the Sign
- 5 Naẓm, Wonder, and the Inimitability of the Quran
- Epilogue
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other Titles in the Series
Summary
The Preface briefly discusses and qualifies basic vocabulary central to the topic of the book, including the terms “medieval,” “classical,” “Arabic,” “literary,” “poetic,” “eloquent,” “literature,” “poetics,” “rhetoric,” “theory,” and “criticism.”
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- Arabic PoeticsAesthetic Experience in Classical Arabic Literature, pp. xi - xivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020