Anthologies of Pre-Islamic Poetry
Anthologies of Pre-Islamic Poetry
Anthologies of Pre-Islamic Poetry
Arabic Poetry flourished abundantly during the Pre-Islamic Period (500 AD to 622 AD). The Arabs of that age were divided into several tribes and each tribe had one or more poets and orators who represented their respective tribes by composing poems. As a result, Arabic poetry flourished in this era. But at that time there was no literacy system in Arabia. That is why almost all people were illiterate and they practiced poetry orally. This means that they composed poems orally and sang in public. The poems were passed down from generation to generation based on memorization. But in the course of time, most of them were lost in the womb of oblivion. Only a fragment of the poems remained in public memory for the next two centuries. Later, in the late Umayyad period and early Abbasid period, some lovers of literature compiled some poems of the pre-Islamic period from the mouth of the folk and saved them from being lost forever. Some of the notable collections (anthologies) of Pre-Islamic poetry are- The Mu’allaqat, The Mufaddaliyat, Diwanul Hamasa of Abu Tammam, The Hamasa of Buhturi, Jamharat Ambaril Arab, Kitabul Aghani, etc. 0 0 0.
Read More: A Brief History of Arabic Literature: Early Islamic Period (622 AD-661 AD)
N.B. This article ‘Anthologies of Pre-Islamic Poetry’ originally belongs to the book entitled ‘A Brief History of Arabic Literature: Pre-Islamic Period (500 AD-622 AD) by Menonim Menonimus.
Related Searches:
Books of Literary Criticism by M. Menonimus:
- World Short Story Criticism
- World Poetry Criticism
- World Drama Criticism
- World Novel Criticism
- World Essay Criticism
- Indian English Poetry Criticism
- Indian English Poets and Poetry Chief Features
- Emily Dickinson’s Poetry-A Thematic Study
- Walt Whitman’s Poetry-A Thematic Study
- Critical Essays on English Poetry
- Tawfiq al-Hakim’s Novel: Return of the Spirit-An Analytical Study
- Tawfiq al-Hakim’s Novel: ‘Yawmiyyat Naib Fil Arayaf’-An Analytical Study
- Analytical Studies of Some Arabic Short Stories
- A Brief History of Arabic Literature: Pre-Islamic Period (500 AD-622 AD)
- A Brief History of Arabic Literature: Early Islamic Period (622 AD-661 AD)
