The Poetics of the Obscene in Premodern Arabic Poetry : Ibn al-?ajj?j and Sukhf
1st ed. 2014
by
S. Antoon
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World
ISBN-10
1349453617
ISBN-13
9781349453610
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 27th, 2014
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
306 grams
Dimensions
13.80 x 21.60 x 1.50 cms
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The book is the first study of the 10th century Iraqi poet Ibn al-Hajjaj who popularized a new genre of obscene and scatological parody (sukhf) and is considered the most obscene poet in Arabic literature. Antoon traces the genealogy of this fascinating genre in and examines its rise by placing it in its sociopolitical context.
The book is the first study of the 10th century Iraqi poet Ibn al-Hajjaj who popularized a new genre of obscene and scatological parody (sukhf) and is considered the most obscene poet in Arabic literature. Antoon traces the genealogy of this fascinating genre in and examines its rise by placing it in its sociopolitical context.
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