The Poetics of the Obscene in Premodern Arabic Poetry

Ibn al-?ajj?j and Sukhf

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US | e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9781137301536
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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.

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ISBN13:9781137301536
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US

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Introduction 1. Ibn al-?ajj?j and Sukhf: Genealogies 2. Parodying the Tradition 3. Sukhf in Mad?? 4. Sukhf as sukhf : Abü Nuw?s, Mujün and Ibn al-?ajj?j 5. Sukhf , Scatology and Society Conclusion
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        The Poetics of the Obscene in Premodern Arabic Poetry