Abstract
This article examines the formal characteristics of the Sayfiyyāt, the poetical cycle composed by Abū ṭ-Ṭayyib al-Mutanabbī in praise of the Hamdanid emir Sayf ad-Dawla. Contrary to Ibn Qutayba’s description of the classical ode, the Sayfiyyāt show a predominance of monothematic praise qaṣāʾid, followed by bipartite odes. Only a few poems correspond to Ibn Qutayba’s canons. A more precise description of Mutanabbī’s compositional strategies can be found in a page by Ibn al-Aṯīr.
Translated title of the contribution | [Autom. eng. transl.] Forms of Commendation in Abu t-Tayyib al-Mutanabbi's Sayfiyyat |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 39-53 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | ANNALI DI CA' FOSCARI |
Volume | XLVIII, 3 |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- linguistica araba
- poetica