Mit Poesie vertreibe ich den Kummer meines Herzens
Eine Studie zur altarabischen Trauerklage der Frau
by G. Borg
This is the first Western monograph since a century about a genre, cherished by Arab literati: the pre-Islamic dirge (martiya) by women. It dwells on the problem of the authenticity of these texts. Metre and rhyme of this genre are discussed in relationship to the genres predecessor – niyyha – and the dominating qasOEda. Unlike the latter, the martiya does not have a clear thematical order, although the poem is often introduced by a dialogue, followed by a laudatory part, which serves to legitimize the break of self control, and finally some general remarks on Fate and Death. MarytOE were sometimes composed to comment on historical events. A poetess like al-Kansy’ used her marytOE in early Islam to emphasize pre-Islamic values.
This is the first Western monograph since a century about a genre, cherished by Arab literati: the pre-Islamic dirge (martiya) by women. It dwells on the problem of the authenticity of these texts. Metre and rhyme of this genre are discussed in relationship to the genres predecessor – niyyha – and the dominating qasOEda. Unlike the latter, the martiya does not have a clear thematical order, although the poem is often introduced by a dialogue, followed by a laudatory part, which serves to legitimize the break of self control, and finally some general remarks on Fate and Death. MarytOE were sometimes composed to comment on historical events. A poetess like al-Kansy’ used her marytOE in early Islam to emphasize pre-Islamic values.
- By (author) G Borg
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