NMC2131H: Arabic Poetry: the Abbasid Period

Learn to read classical Arabic poetry reliably and identify the meters.

We will read famous and lesser-known Arabic poems composed between 750-1258 CE, including poems by Abu Nuwas, Abu al-Atahiya, al-Buhturi, al-Mutanabbi, Abu Firas, al-Maʿarri, as well as various muwashshahat. Themes include love, piety, battle, carousing, poverty, and grief.

We will focus on philology, metrics (al-ʿarūḍ), some rhetorical figures, close reading, and the history of genres and stylistic features.

Credit Value (FCE)

0.50

Campus(es)

St. George

Delivery Mode

In Class

School of Graduate Studies University of Toronto 63 St. George Street Toronto, ON Canada M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-6614

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