The Seven Poems Suspended from the Temple at Mecca

A collection of seven pre-Islamic Arabic poems, the Mu`llaqat form the most celebrated forms of poetry, and "the place assigned to them by Arab literary men has not been without a certain overshadowing effect on western criticism in its turn.". A tool for students of Arabic literature, this book gives a literal translation of these poems with a commentary.

EAN: 9781931956802