Ibn ̀Arabíʼs mystical poetics /
Muhyl-D Ibn 'Arab(1165-1240) was a hugely influential figure in the development of Sufism, yet although interest in his work continues to grow, his poetry has received very little attention. This book is the first full-length monograph devoted to his Dn (collected poems). It begins by attemptin...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Arabic |
| Language Notes: | Text in English and Arabic. |
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Oxford, UK :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Oxford Oriental monographs.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Muhyl-D Ibn 'Arab(1165-1240) was a hugely influential figure in the development of Sufism, yet although interest in his work continues to grow, his poetry has received very little attention. This book is the first full-length monograph devoted to his Dn (collected poems). It begins by attempting to define Ibn 'Arab's poetic style and his understanding of poetics, which is closely intertwined with his metaphysics: the rhythmsof poetry echo those of creation, and meaning combines with form just as the spirit descends on matter. Drawing on a pre-Islamic theme, he insists that his poetry was revealed to him word for word by a spirit. At the same time, however, his attitude to the function of poetry and its relation to scripture is closer tomainstream medieval Islamic, Jewish and Christian theology than has usually been thought. Denis E. McAuley focuses on close readings of books in unusual verse forms, including poetic responses to chapters of the Qur'an; imitations of earlier poets; poems that use only one rhyme word; and a cycle of poems modelled on the letters of the alphabet. In so doing, he makes frequent comparisons with other Islamic and European poets from the sixth century to the dawn of the twentieth, many of them virtually unstudied. Ibn 'Arabemerges as a highly original poet whose work casts afresh light on the period and on classical Arabic literature as a whole. |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF title page (viewed on Oct. 2, 2012). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 255 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191634390 0191634395 9781283601955 1283601958 9780191743375 0191743372 |