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Jokha Alharthi re-appraises the relationship between love, poetry and Arab society in the 8th to 11th centuries. She avoids cliches about the purity of love in 'Udhri poetry, instead questioning the traditional emphasis on chastity and the assumption that this poetry omits any concept of the body.

The Body in Arabic Love Poetry

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      Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
      Publication Date: 31/05/2021
      ISBN13: 9781474486330, 978-1474486330
      ISBN10: 1474486339

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Jokha Alharthi re-appraises the relationship between love, poetry and Arab society in the 8th to 11th centuries. She avoids cliches about the purity of love in 'Udhri poetry, instead questioning the traditional emphasis on chastity and the assumption that this poetry omits any concept of the body.

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