{"product_id":"the-life-and-times-of-ab-363-tamm-257-m-paperback","title":"The Life and Times of Ab\u0026#363; Tamm\u0026#257;m - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbū Bakr Al-Ṣūlī\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBeatrice Gruendler\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eTerence Cave\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA robust defense of a poetic genius\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbū Tammām (d. 231 or 232\/845 or 846) is one of the most celebrated poets in the Arabic language. Born in Syria to Greek Christian parents, he converted to Islam and quickly made his name as one of the premier Arabic poets in the caliphal court of Baghdad, promoting a new style of poetry that merged abstract and complex imagery with archaic Bedouin language. Both highly controversial and extremely popular, this sophisticated verse influenced all subsequent poetry in Arabic and epitomized the \"modern style\" (\u003ci\u003ebadīʿ\u003c\/i\u003e), an avant-garde aesthetic that was very much in step with the intellectual, artistic, and cultural vibrancy of the Abbasid dynasty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Times of Abū Tammām\u003c\/i\u003e, translated into English for the first time, the courtier and scholar Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyāal-Ṣūlī (d. 335 or 336\/946 or 947) mounts a robust defense of \"modern\" poetry and of Abū Tammām's significance as a poet against his detractors, while painting a lively picture of literary life in Baghdad and Samarra. Born into an illustrious family of Turkish origin, al-Ṣūlī was a courtier, companion, and tutor to the Abbasid caliphs. He wrote extensively on caliphal history and poetry and, as a scholar of \"modern\" poets, made a lasting contribution to the field of Arabic literary history. Like the poet it promotes, al-Ṣūlī's text is groundbreaking: it represents a major step in the development of Arabic poetics, and inaugurates a long line of treatises on innovation in poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn English-only edition.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbū Bakr al-Ṣūlī (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbū Bakr al-Ṣūlī\u003c\/b\u003e (d. 335 or 336\/946 or 947) was a courtier, companion, and tutor to Abbasid caliphs. His works on caliphal history, on poetry generally, and in particular on the \"modern\" poets, are a major contribution to Arabic literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerence Cave (Foreword by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTerence Cave\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of French Literature and Emeritus Research Fellow, St John's College. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeatrice Gruendler (Translator) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBeatrice Gruendler\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Arabic at the Freie Universität Berlin. Her books include The Development of the Arabic Scripts (1993), Medieval Arabic Praise Poetry (2003), and the edited collections Understanding Near Eastern Literatures (2000) with Verena Klemm, and Classical Arabic Humanities in Their Own Terms (2008) with Michael Cooperson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47616261292285,"sku":"9781479868025","price":39.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/UjJaaUNaQk9HNmpUanplTTNReGg1Zz09.webp?v=1780199703","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-life-and-times-of-ab-363-tamm-257-m-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}