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Document Type:Chapter of a book
Title:The striptease that was blamed on Abu Bakr's naughty son : was father being shamed, or was the poet having fun? (Ibn Quzman's zajal no. 133) / James T. Monroe.
Author: Monroe, James T.
Notes:Author's translations.
Summary:Discussion of Ibn Quzman's zajal no. 133 and 4 translated poems: Ibn Quzman's zajal 133; poem by al-'Arji; poem by Abu Nuwas; poem by Ibn Quzman.
Author as Subject: Ibn Quzman, d. 1160Ibn Bajja, d. 1139 (known as Avempace)Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi, 1213-86Ibn al-Sayrafi, 1071-1147Ibn al-Khatib, Lisan al-Din, 1313-75'Abbas ibn al-Ahnaf d.803 or after 808?Ibn Rashiq al-Qayrawani, 1000-1063 or 1071al-'Arji, 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar, d. ca. 738
Descriptors: Translated poems Poetry, Ancient Muwashshah Muwashshah -- Final couplet Zajal Opening verse Panegyric Imitation Poetry, Ancient -- Artifice Tashbib=Female charms description Love poetry 'Udhri poets Poetry, Debauched Love poetry -- Provencal
Source: Homoeroticism in classical Arabic literature. (1997), p. 94-139
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