Paul Smith Al-Mutanabbi 'The Greatest Arabic Poet', Selected Poems Paperback Book

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ALMUTANABBI THE GREATEST ARABIC POET Selected Poems. Translation Introduction Paul Smith. Abu lTayyib Ahmad ibn Husain alMutanabbi, (915965 A.D.), was one of the greatest of Arabic poets (many say the greatest), was born in the town of alKufah in Iraq. He was the son of a water carrier who was said to be of noble and ancient southern Arabian descent. In his youth, alMutanabbi was educated in Syria in Damascus. He lived among the Bedouin of the Banu Qalb tribe and learnt their skills. In his youth he received his nickname alMutanabbi, meaning one who wants to be a prophet. Why he was named so is unclear, but... he was the leader of a revolutionary movement and, claiming to be a prophet, led a revolt in his hometown in 932 at the age of 17. It was suppressed and he was imprisoned. During this period he began to write his first poems. R.A. Nicholson in his Translations of Eastern Poetry and Prose says, "Any one who reads him in Arabic must admire the splendour of his rhetoric, the luxuriance of his imagination, and the energy and aptness of his diction..." AlMutanabbi is mainly known for his many wonderful qasidas, being one of the true masters of this form. A.J. Arberry says of him... "Greatness, in whatever field of human endeavour, always stems from and thrives upon controversy, and alMutanabbi certainly was, and continues to be, a highly controversial figure. That is perhaps the surest proof of his universal greatness". Here is a selection of his most famous qasidas and... | Paul Smith AL-MUTANABBI 'THE GREATEST ARABIC POET': SELECTED POEMS Paperback Book

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