Medieval Arabic Praise Poetry: Ibn Al-Rumi and the Patron's Redemption

by Beatrice Gruendler

This book gives an insight into panegyrics, a genre central to understanding medieval Near Eastern Society. Poets in this multi-ethnic society would address the majority of their verse to rulers, generals, officials, and the urban upper classes, its tone ranging from celebration to reprimand and even to threat.

272 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2002