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Document Type:Book
Title:Studies in the kitab as-sina'atayn of Abu Hilal al-'Askari / by George J. Kanazi.
Author: Qanazi, Jurj
Publisher: Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1989. New York 1989
Pages:xvi, 219 p.
ISBN:9004086544
Notes:(c) 1989 by E.J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands.Revision of the author's Ph.D. thesis, University of California at Los Angeles, 1971.Contains biography of Abu Hilal al-'Askari and bibliography of his works.Includes sections on technical terms (chaps. 3, 4, & 5) with translated terms and definitions.Includes index.
Bibliographic Note:Bibliography: p.208-210.
Author as Subject: al-'Askari, Abu Hilal al-Hasan ibn 'Abd Allah, d. after 1005al-Jahiz, c.776 or 7-868 or 9Ibn Qutayba, 828-89Ibn Tabataba, d.934al-Rummani, 'Ali ibn 'Isa, 889-994Ibn al-Mu'tazz, 861-908Qudama ibn Ja'far, d.948
Descriptors: Translated terms Biography Criticism, Ancient -- Hyperbole Kitab al-Sina'atayn -- History Criticism, Ancient -- Technical terms Wording Meaning Denotation Versification Purity of style Poetics, Ancient -- Equivalence Conciseness Language -- Brevity Ellipsis Prolixity Plagiarism Criticism, Ancient -- Definitions, Poetry Criticism, Ancient -- Poetry measurement Poetry -- Motifs Panegyric Satire Wasf=descriptive poetry Tashbib=love poetry Nasib Belles-lettres Parallelism Rhymed proseCriticism Belles-lettres -- Tatwil=prolongation Oration Epistles Innovation, Rhetorical Metaphor Allusion Rhetoric -- Amplification al-Ardaf wa 'l-tawabi' Resemblance Hyperbole Balanced opposition al-Tatmim wa'l-takmil=completing and perfecting Poetics -- Emphasising additives Tawshih Poetry, Ancient -- Digressing Tatriz=embroidery Tashtir Poetry, Ancient -- Close proximity Poetry, Ancient -- Adducing and supporting arguments Doubling Language -- Subtle treatment Deriviative Poetics -- Proper response Image-making Criticism, Ancient -- Discourse, Dialectical
Location: Oriental Inst., Oxford. OIL PJ6161 ASK.K
 

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