8 (Pre-islamic Arabic) Flashcards
1
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Known as Jahiliyyah “age of ignorance”
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Pre-islamic arabic literature
2
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A collection of poems “the hanging odes” written in gold and hung in the kaaba
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Mua’allagat
3
Q
Due in their impressive linguistic artistry
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Hung in memory
4
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Elevated above ordinary words talks about inperminance of life
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Masterpiece
5
Q
A golden age of islamic civilazation.
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Modern era
6
Q
Initial story sets up or “frames” one or more other stories
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Frame story
7
Q
Came from persia, india, iraq, egypt and syria
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A thousand and one nights
8
Q
Absurdist and existential dramatic styles
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The 20th century
9
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Lebanese american philosophical essayist, novelist, poet and artist
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Gibran Khalil Gibran
