Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Volume 1 Poetry of ad-Dindan : : A Bedouin Bard in Southern Najd. An Edition with Translation and Introduction / / Marcel Kurpershoek.

• Superior document: Studies in Arabic Literature ; 17/1
• VerfasserIn: Kurpershoek, Marcel,
• TeilnehmendeR: Kurpershoek, P. M.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 1994.
• Year of Publication: 1994
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Arabic Literature ; 17/1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (391 pages)

This work presents the complete collection of oral poetry of a bedouin poet in Central Arabia—transcribed and translated on the basis of taped recordings—, an extensive glossary, and chapters on i.a. the Najdi tradition in poetry, linguistic features, and prosody.