“The Eye’s Delight”

The article deals with the role that Baghdad has played in Arabic poetry since its foundation in 762 AD and throughout the history of Arabic literature. Founded at a time when Arabic poetry was at its peak, the glorious image of the city perched on both banks of the Tigris ignited the imagination o...

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Main Author: Reuven Snir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University 2021-03-01
Series:Orientalia Suecana
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Online Access:https://journals.uu.se/orientaliasuecana/article/view/106