Birds through a ceiling of alabaster : three Abbasid poets : Arab poetry of the Abbasid period / translated with an introduction by G.B.H. Wightman and A.Y. al-Udhari.
Introduction.--Abbas Ibn al-Ahnaf.--Abdullah Ibn al-Mu'tazz.--Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri.
Summary
Baghdad, throughout the Abbasid dynasty, was the centre of Arab-Muslim culture where the assimilation of Persian, Indian and Greek writing and thought produced a rich and diverse literature. The three poets represented in this volume wrote between the eighth and tenth centuries A.D., and range in mood from serious speculation to exuberant sensuality to delicate lyricism."--Back cover.
Introduction.--Abbas Ibn al-Ahnaf.--Abdullah Ibn al-Mu'tazz.--Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri.
Summary
Baghdad, throughout the Abbasid dynasty, was the centre of Arab-Muslim culture where the assimilation of Persian, Indian and Greek writing and thought produced a rich and diverse literature. The three poets represented in this volume wrote between the eighth and tenth centuries A.D., and range in mood from serious speculation to exuberant sensuality to delicate lyricism."--Back cover.
