The main topic of poetry is the meaning of poetry / The master in the virtues of poetry, its etiquette, and its criticism
( العمدة في محاسن الشعر و آدابه و نقده)

Name: The main topic of poetry is the meaning of poetry / The master in the virtues of poetry, its etiquette, and its criticism
Author: Abu 'Ali al-Hasan bin Rashik al-Kairawani al-Azdi

Title	The main topic of poetry is the meaning of poetry / The master in the virtues of poetry, its etiquette, and its criticism
Title Original	العمدة في محاسن الشعر و آدابه و نقده
Author	Abu 'Ali al-Hasan bin Rashik al-Kairawani al-Azdi
Publication Date:	1981
Publication Place	- Dar al-Jil1981
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	676
Library:	Darul Kutub
Library Asset ID	af80cf0b475a14d3408e7252e1850fa1c110ee68
Record ID	2162
Library Location	Darul Pole
Date	1981
Notes	The book "al-'Umda fi mahasin ash-shi'r wa adabih wa naqdih" (literally: "The basis in the virtues of poetry, its etiquette and criticism"), written by the outstanding Arab philologist and critic Abu 'Ali al-Hasan bin Rashik al-Qayrawani al-Azdi, is one of the most significant and influential works in the history of Arab literary criticism. This monumental work is a comprehensive study of Arabic poetry, covering its aesthetic qualities, rules of writing, etiquette of poets and principles of literary criticism. Al-Qayrawani deeply analyzes various aspects of poetic creativity, from metrication and rhyme to imagery and semantic depth. He discusses the nature of poetic inspiration, the functions of poetry, and methods of evaluating and analyzing poetic works. The book contains many examples from classical Arabic poetry illustrating the author's theoretical positions. al-'Umda remains to this day an indispensable source for scholars of Arabic literature, philologists, and anyone interested in the history of Arabic poetry and critical thought.

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The main topic of poetry is the meaning of poetry / The master in the virtues of poetry, its etiquette, and its criticism

( العمدة في محاسن الشعر و آدابه و نقده)

Author Abu 'Ali al-Hasan bin Rashik al-Kairawani al-Azdi

Publication Date 1981

Publication Place - Dar al-Jil1981

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 676

Library Darul Kutub

Library Asset ID af80cf0b475a14d3408e7252e1850fa1c110ee68

Record ID 2162

Library Location Darul Pole

Date 1981

Notes The book "al-'Umda fi mahasin ash-shi'r wa adabih wa naqdih" (literally: "The basis in the virtues of poetry, its etiquette and criticism"), written by the outstanding Arab philologist and critic Abu 'Ali al-Hasan bin Rashik al-Qayrawani al-Azdi, is one of the most significant and influential works in the history of Arab literary criticism. This monumental work is a comprehensive study of Arabic poetry, covering its aesthetic qualities, rules of writing, etiquette of poets and principles of literary criticism. Al-Qayrawani deeply analyzes various aspects of poetic creativity, from metrication and rhyme to imagery and semantic depth. He discusses the nature of poetic inspiration, the functions of poetry, and methods of evaluating and analyzing poetic works. The book contains many examples from classical Arabic poetry illustrating the author's theoretical positions. al-'Umda remains to this day an indispensable source for scholars of Arabic literature, philologists, and anyone interested in the history of Arabic poetry and critical thought.