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Title	Tradition and modernity in Arabic language and literature / edited by J.R. Smart
Publish Info	Richmond, Surrey, U.K. : Curzon Press, 1996

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Contents

Preface

1 Romanticism and Modern Arabic Literature / Jareer Abu-Haidar 3

2 Tradition as a Factor of Arabic Modernism: Darwish's Application of a Mask / Ali J. al-Allaq 18

3 Tradition and Modernity in Arabic Poetry: The Constant Challenge, the Perennial Assertion / Salma Jayyusi 27

4 Sundry Observations on the Fate of Poetry in the Early Islamic Period / James E. Montgomery 49

5 Changing Technique in Modern Arabic Poetry: A Reflection of Changing Values / Fatma Moussa-Mahmoud 61

6 Literacy, Munificence and Legitimation of Power during the reign of the Party Kings in Muslim Spain / Arie Schippers 75

7 The Authenticity of the Poems ascribed to Umayya Ibn Abi al-Salt / Tilman Seidensticker 87

8 The Hunt in the Arabic Qasidah: the Antecedents of the Tardiyyah / Jaroslav Stetkevych 102

9 Abbasid Panegyric: The Politics and Poetics of Ceremony. Al-Mutanabbi's Id-poem to Sayf al-Dawlah / Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych 119

10 Najib al-Haddad's Essay on the Comparison of Arabic and European Poetry / Geert Jan van Gelder 144

11 Arabic Influences in the Literature of Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Britain / C. Edmund Bosworth 153

12 Tradition and Modernity in the Work of the Tunisian writer al-Mas adi / J. C. Burgel 165

13 The Organizational Principles in Ibn Sallam's Tabaqat Fuhul al-Shu ara. A Reconsideration / Adel S. Gamal 186

14 On Rhyming Endings and Symmetric Phrases in al-Hamadhani's Maqamat / Tamas Ivanyi 210

15 The Prose Literature of Pre-Islamic Arabia / Alan Jones 229

16 Modernity in a Classical Arabic Adab Work, the Kitab al-Aghani / Hilary Kilpatrick 242

17 An Incomplete Egyptian Ballad on The 1956 War / Pierre Cachia 257

18 Mysticism in Arabic Writing / Kinga Devenyi 273

19 Rescuing Arabic Rhetoric from Neglect: A Text-linguistic Approach / Basil Hatim 293

20 The Dispute of Coffee and Tea: A Debate-Poem from the Gulf / Clive Holes 302

21 Some sociolinguistic concepts of style and stylistic variation in spoken Arabic - with reference to Nagib Mahfuz talking about his life / Gunvor Mejdell 316

22 The Language of Ibn al-Mujawir's 7th/13th Century Guide to Arabia, Tarikh al-Mustabsir / G. Rex Smith 327

Description 351 p. ; 23 cm

Note "This volume is a collection of papers presented at the Second Shaban Memorial Conference, held at the University of Exeter in September 1994"--Pref

Includes bibliographical references

Contents Romanticism and modern Arabic literature / Jareer Abu-Haidar -- Tradition as a factor of Arabic modernism : Darwīsh's application of a mask / Ali J. al-Allaq -- Tradition and modernity in Arabic poetry : the constant challenge, the perennial assertion / Salma Jayyusi -- Sundry observations on the fate of poetry in the early Islamic period / James E. Montgomery -- Changing technique in modern Arabic poetry : a reflection of changing values? / Fatma Moussa-Mahmoud -- Literacy, munificence and legitimation of power during the reign of the Party kings in Muslim Spain / Arie Schippers -- The authenticity of the poems ascribed to Umayya Ibn Abī al-Ṣalt / Tilman Seidensticker -- The hunt in the arabic Qaṣīdah : the antecedents of the Ṭardiyyah / Jaroslav Stetkevych -- ʻAbbāsid panegyric : the politics and poetics of ceremony : Al-Mutanabbi's ʻĪd-poem to Sayf al-Dawlah / Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych -- Najīb al-Ḥaddād's essay on the comparison of Arabic and European poetry / Geert Jan van Gelder -- Arabic influences in the literature of nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain / E. Edmund Bosworth -- Tradition and modernity in the work of the Tunisian writer al-Masʻadī / J.C. Bürgel -- The organizational principles in Ibn Sallām's Ṭabaqāt fuḥūl al-shuʻarāʼ : a reconsideration / Adel S. Gamal -- On rhyming endings and symmetric phrases in al-Hamadhānī's Maqāmāt / Tamás Iványi -- The prose literature of pre-Islamic Arabia / Alan Jones -- Modernity in a classical Arabic adab work, the Kitāb al-aghānī / Hilary Kilpatrick -- An incomplete Egyptian ballad on the 1956 War / Pierre Cachia -- Mysticism in Arabic writing / Kinga Dévényi -- Rescuing Arabic rhetoric from neglect : a text-linguistic approach / Basil Hatim -- The dispute of coffee and tea : a debate-poem from the Gulf / Clive Holes -- Some sociolonguistic concepts of style and stylistic variation in spoken Arabic, with reference to Nagīb Maḥfūẓ talking about his life / Gunvor Mejdell -- The language of Ibn al-Mujāwir's 7th/13th century guide to Arabia, Tārīkh al-mustabṣir / G. Rex Smith

Subjects Arabic literature -- History and criticism -- Congresses

Arabic language -- Congresses

Alt Name Smart, J. R

Shaban Memorial Conference (2nd : 1994 : University of Exeter)

LC NO PJ7510 .T73 1996

Dewey No 892/.709 21

OCLC # 36485673

ISBN 0700704116

LCCN 96196178

	Preface
1	Romanticism and Modern Arabic Literature / Jareer Abu-Haidar	3
2	Tradition as a Factor of Arabic Modernism: Darwish's Application of a Mask / Ali J. al-Allaq	18
3	Tradition and Modernity in Arabic Poetry: The Constant Challenge, the Perennial Assertion / Salma Jayyusi	27
4	Sundry Observations on the Fate of Poetry in the Early Islamic Period / James E. Montgomery	49
5	Changing Technique in Modern Arabic Poetry: A Reflection of Changing Values / Fatma Moussa-Mahmoud	61
6	Literacy, Munificence and Legitimation of Power during the reign of the Party Kings in Muslim Spain / Arie Schippers	75
7	The Authenticity of the Poems ascribed to Umayya Ibn Abi al-Salt / Tilman Seidensticker	87
8	The Hunt in the Arabic Qasidah: the Antecedents of the Tardiyyah / Jaroslav Stetkevych	102
9	Abbasid Panegyric: The Politics and Poetics of Ceremony. Al-Mutanabbi's Id-poem to Sayf al-Dawlah / Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych	119
10	Najib al-Haddad's Essay on the Comparison of Arabic and European Poetry / Geert Jan van Gelder	144
11	Arabic Influences in the Literature of Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Britain / C. Edmund Bosworth	153
12	Tradition and Modernity in the Work of the Tunisian writer al-Mas adi / J. C. Burgel	165
13	The Organizational Principles in Ibn Sallam's Tabaqat Fuhul al-Shu ara. A Reconsideration / Adel S. Gamal	186
14	On Rhyming Endings and Symmetric Phrases in al-Hamadhani's Maqamat / Tamas Ivanyi	210
15	The Prose Literature of Pre-Islamic Arabia / Alan Jones	229
16	Modernity in a Classical Arabic Adab Work, the Kitab al-Aghani / Hilary Kilpatrick	242
17	An Incomplete Egyptian Ballad on The 1956 War / Pierre Cachia	257
18	Mysticism in Arabic Writing / Kinga Devenyi	273
19	Rescuing Arabic Rhetoric from Neglect: A Text-linguistic Approach / Basil Hatim	293
20	The Dispute of Coffee and Tea: A Debate-Poem from the Gulf / Clive Holes	302
21	Some sociolinguistic concepts of style and stylistic variation in spoken Arabic - with reference to Nagib Mahfuz talking about his life / Gunvor Mejdell	316
22	The Language of Ibn al-Mujawir's 7th/13th Century Guide to Arabia, Tarikh al-Mustabsir / G. Rex Smith	327