The Poetics of the Obscene in Premodern Arabic Poetry

The Poetics of the Obscene in Premodern Arabic Poetry Ibn Al-Hajjaj and Sukhf - Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World

2014

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781137301536
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 2014
DEWEY: 892.7134
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xiv, 224
Weight: 406g
Height: 224mm
Width: 138mm
Spine width: 18mm