The Diwan
(ديوان البحترى)

Name: The Diwan
Author: Buḥturī, al-Walīd ibn ʻUbayd, circa 821-897 or 8

Title	The Diwan
Title Original	ديوان البحترى
Author	Buḥturī, al-Walīd ibn ʻUbayd, circa 821-897 or 8
Publication Place	- [publisher not identified]
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	1 online resource.
Library:	Library of Congress
Library Asset ID	2021666155
Record ID	22053401
Sample Text	Al-Waleed ibn Ubaidillah Al-Buhturi (821--97 AD; 206--48 AH) was a leading Arab poet who was born in Manbij, in present-day Syria, and lived in the early Abbasid dynasty. He was a companion of the Abbasid caliph, Al-Mutawakil, whom Al-Buhturi saw murdered before his eyes in 861. The violent incident weighed heavily on the poet's psyche, sending him into self-exile and a period of seclusion. Often mentioned in connection with two other preeminent poets of the Abbasid era, Abu Tamman who preceded him and Al-Mutanabbi who succeeded him, Al-Buhturi is considered the most poetic of the three. While the poetry of the other two was more philosophical, Al-Buhturi's was decidedly lyrical and emotional, prompting the literary critics of his time to dub his work "the necklaces of gold." In addition to typical poems full of praise for the caliphs and emirs, Al-Buhturi's work includes some of the most tender poetry on the theme of love ever written in Arabic. The title of the work refers to the term "diwan," from the Persian word for writer or scribe, which has come to mean a collection of poems, usually by a single author.
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The Diwan

(ديوان البحترى)

Author Buḥturī, al-Walīd ibn ʻUbayd, circa 821-897 or 8

Publication Place - [publisher not identified]

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital No

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 1 online resource.

Library Library of Congress

Library Asset ID 2021666155

Record ID 22053401

Sample Text Al-Waleed ibn Ubaidillah Al-Buhturi (821--97 AD; 206--48 AH) was a leading Arab poet who was born in Manbij, in present-day Syria, and lived in the early Abbasid dynasty. He was a companion of the Abbasid caliph, Al-Mutawakil, whom Al-Buhturi saw murdered before his eyes in 861. The violent incident weighed heavily on the poet's psyche, sending him into self-exile and a period of seclusion. Often mentioned in connection with two other preeminent poets of the Abbasid era, Abu Tamman who preceded him and Al-Mutanabbi who succeeded him, Al-Buhturi is considered the most poetic of the three. While the poetry of the other two was more philosophical, Al-Buhturi's was decidedly lyrical and emotional, prompting the literary critics of his time to dub his work "the necklaces of gold." In addition to typical poems full of praise for the caliphs and emirs, Al-Buhturi's work includes some of the most tender poetry on the theme of love ever written in Arabic. The title of the work refers to the term "diwan," from the Persian word for writer or scribe, which has come to mean a collection of poems, usually by a single author.

Sınıflandırma 892

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