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245-0$a Qasida poetry in Islamic Asia and Africa : $b volume two: Eulogy's bounty, meaning's abundance: an anthology / $c edited by Stefan Sperl, Christopher Shackle; consultant to the editors, Nicholas Awde.
700 $a Sperl, Stefan $a Shackle, C.
260 $a Leiden ; $a New York : $b Brill, $c 1996.
300 $a xiv, 523 p.
500$a (c) 1996 by E.J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands$a Includes 12 translated poems with parallel Arabic/English text$a Includes glossary and indexes.
504$a Bibliography: p.477-481.
505$a Introduction / Stefan Sperl and Christopher Shackle ( "The evolution of the qasida" ; "Determinants of the qasida genre") -- Qasidas: Self-Praise and remembrance of youth/ 'Abid b. al-Abras (sixth century), translated by Renate Jacobi -- In praise of al-Qa'qa' b. Ma'bad / al-Musayyab b. 'Alas (sixth century), translated by Renate Jacobi
650 $a Translated terms $a Poetry, Ancient -- $x Long poem
440 $v XX/II
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