The Poetics of the Obscene in Premodern Arabic Poetry

Ibn al-?ajj?j and Sukhf

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
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Author: S. Antoon ISBN: 9781137391780
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: February 27, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: S. Antoon
ISBN: 9781137391780
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: February 27, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

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.

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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.

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