Pre-Islamic Poetry Flashcards
Pre-Islamic Poetry is over the period of ?
1400 years
Arabic Literary history is generally divided into
6 periods:
1) The Jahiliyyah, or pre-Islamic
2) The early Islamic and Umayyad
3) The Abbasid
4) The Hispano-Arabic in Muslim Spain
5) The post-Abbasid or PreModern/ Turkish Era
6) The modern Awakening
Since earliest times Arabs tended to
consider poetry the literary form — ———-.
par excellence
The vast body of poetry composed by
classical Arab poets is generally regarded
as one of the most important elements of
——— ———- heritage.
Arabic intellectual
In the context of Arabic poetry, the term
‘classical’ is conventionally applied to the period
extending from the early –th century C.E. to the
end of the ‘Abbasid caliphate (–th century C.E.).
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By contrast, the later —————- period
tends to be characterised by ——– of the
classical models and a general lack of
————– and ———
medieval/Ottoman
imitation
innovation
creativity
The earliest extant examples of Arabic
poetry appear to date from the —— half of
the –th century C.E (though they weren’t
actually written down until the –th century
C.E.).
first
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Although such poetry seems to have
emerged out of ———– it was clearly the
product of a long-established ——- ———-.
nothing
oral tradition
In pre-Islamic Arabia poetry was closely
linked to ?
the nature of tribal society
The poet was typically the -------------- of his clan, and his craft was a means of -------------------- of the clan’s ------- and ---------- in an otherwise ephemeral -----------.
spokesman preserving the collective memory deeds individuals environment
The role of tribal poet was therefore seen
as an ————one, as indicated in the
following well-known quote from a
medieval Arab critic: “They [the Arab
tribesmen of pre-Islamic times] used not to
wish each other joy but for three things:
the ————, the —————–, and the —————”
important
birth of a boy
coming to light of a poet
foaling of a noble mare.
Poets who went against the ——– of their tribes and
were considered ——–.
traditions
rogue
The word Su’luk refers to one
—————————. This resulted in those
poets revolting against their society. Their poetry talks
about their —-, ——-, ——— and their ————- to
others to match their chivalry and courage
being poor and living in hardship life pride bravery challenge
al-Shanfarā and Ta’abbata Sharran are?
rogue poets
Poetry was also seen as having a ————
power. Poets were often thought to be inspired
by their own ————–
supernatural
personal jinn
