The Panegyrics of Al-Akhtal to the Umayyads
al-Akhtal al-Taghlibî was one of the great panegyrists of the Umayyad period. He became famous for his satires and panegyrics in a period when poetry was an important political instrument. al-Akhtal was introduced to Yazîd b. Mu'âwiyah by Ka'b b. Ju'ayl. He became a close friend of th...
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| description | al-Akhtal al-Taghlibî was one of the great panegyrists of the Umayyad period. He became famous for his satires and panegyrics in a period when poetry was an important political instrument. al-Akhtal was introduced to Yazîd b. Mu'âwiyah by Ka'b b. Ju'ayl. He became a close friend of the crown prince. Yazîd, when he succeeded to the throne, was very kind to al-Akhtal. Although he was Christian, he was favoured by leading Umayyad caliphs. All his life al-Akhtal followed the reigning Umayyad Dynasty. He lauded in his panegyrics Yazîd, ʿAbd al-Malik b. Marwân and al-Walîd b. ʿAbd al-Malik and in his satires attacked all opponents of the caliphs. al-Akhtal became the ofcial poet to the caliph 'Abd al-Malik, to whom he dedicated a number of panegyrics. But he fell into disfavour under Walîd I. The pre-Islamic bedouin tradition is always apparent in the poems of al-Akhtal, and his panegyrics show the continued vitality of this tradition. The panegyrics of al-Akhtal acquired a classical status. His poetry was accepted by critics as source of pure Arabic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5e1f9c85d2d4c8fb55897fc99f686af2023-12-02T22:44:51ZengAnkara UniversityAnkara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi2459-01502017-12-015722872The Panegyrics of Al-Akhtal to the UmayyadsEsat AYYILDIZ0Kafkas Üniversitesi. esatayyildiz@hotmail.comal-Akhtal al-Taghlibî was one of the great panegyrists of the Umayyad period. He became famous for his satires and panegyrics in a period when poetry was an important political instrument. al-Akhtal was introduced to Yazîd b. Mu'âwiyah by Ka'b b. Ju'ayl. He became a close friend of the crown prince. Yazîd, when he succeeded to the throne, was very kind to al-Akhtal. Although he was Christian, he was favoured by leading Umayyad caliphs. All his life al-Akhtal followed the reigning Umayyad Dynasty. He lauded in his panegyrics Yazîd, ʿAbd al-Malik b. Marwân and al-Walîd b. ʿAbd al-Malik and in his satires attacked all opponents of the caliphs. al-Akhtal became the ofcial poet to the caliph 'Abd al-Malik, to whom he dedicated a number of panegyrics. But he fell into disfavour under Walîd I. The pre-Islamic bedouin tradition is always apparent in the poems of al-Akhtal, and his panegyrics show the continued vitality of this tradition. The panegyrics of al-Akhtal acquired a classical status. His poetry was accepted by critics as source of pure Arabic.http://dtcfdergisi.ankara.edu.tr/index.php/dtcf/article/view/2060el-AhtalMethiyeEmevilerÖvgüYezîd b. Mu'âviyeAbdulmelik b. Mervânel-Velîd b. Abdi'l-MelikHaffe'l-Katîn |
| spellingShingle | Esat AYYILDIZ The Panegyrics of Al-Akhtal to the Umayyads Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi el-Ahtal Methiye Emeviler Övgü Yezîd b. Mu'âviye Abdulmelik b. Mervân el-Velîd b. Abdi'l-Melik Haffe'l-Katîn |
| title | The Panegyrics of Al-Akhtal to the Umayyads |
| title_full | The Panegyrics of Al-Akhtal to the Umayyads |
| title_fullStr | The Panegyrics of Al-Akhtal to the Umayyads |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Panegyrics of Al-Akhtal to the Umayyads |
| title_short | The Panegyrics of Al-Akhtal to the Umayyads |
| title_sort | panegyrics of al akhtal to the umayyads |
| topic | el-Ahtal Methiye Emeviler Övgü Yezîd b. Mu'âviye Abdulmelik b. Mervân el-Velîd b. Abdi'l-Melik Haffe'l-Katîn |
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