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Abbas Ibn Al-Ahnaf |
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Abbas Ibn Al-Ahnaf
Born about 750, in Baghdad; died about 808, in Baghdad. Arabian lyric poet. Al-Ahnaf enjoyed the special favor of the caliph Harun al-Rashid. He wrote elegiac amatory poetry (ghazals) in the style of the so-called new school, which disregarded the canons of pre-Islamic poetry. His elegant verses, which suffer from a certain conventionalism and monotony of theme, were set to music and performed by court singers. REFERENCESHell, J. “Al-Abbas ibn al Ahnaf, der Minnesánger am Hofe Harün ar-Rašid‘s,” Islamica, 1926, vol. 2, no. 2.Torrey, C. C. “The story of El-Abbas ibn El-Ahnaf and His Fortunate Verses” Journal of the American Oriental Society, 1893, vol. 16. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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