Title:
Literature and the Islamic Court : Cultural life under al-Sahib Ibn 'Abbad
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Series:
Culture and civilization in the Middle East ; volume 52
Physical Description:
xii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780367874513
General Note:
Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--Harvard University, 2009.
First issued in paperback 2019.
Abstract:
The court of the vizier and literary person al-Sahib Ibn Abbad (326-385/938-995) in western Iran is one of the most remarkable examples of a medieval Islamic court, with a sophisticated literary activity in Arabic (and, to a lesser extent, in Persian). Literature and the Islamic Court examines the literary activity at the court of al-Sahib and sheds light on its functional logic. It is an inquiry into the nature of a great medieval court, where various genres of poetry and prose were produced, performed, and evaluated regularly. Major aspects examined in the book are the patterns of patronage, selection, and auditioning; the cultural codes and norms governing performance, production, and criticism; the interaction between the patron and courtiers and among the courtiers themselves; competition; genres as productive molds; the hegemonic literary taste; and the courtly habitus. This book reveals the significance these courts held as institutions that were at the heart of literary production in Arabic.
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