ID - 30740238 TI - Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures : edited by Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych PY - 2004 VL - v. 32 SN - 15715183 SN - 1281400068 9786611400064 9047410343 9789047410348 9004152598 9789004152595 PB - Leiden Brill DB - UniCat KW - Folk poetry, Arabic KW - Weddings KW - History and criticism. KW - Arabic folk poetry KW - Arabic poetry KW - Bruiloftsliederen. KW - Mondelinge literatuur. KW - Palestina. KW - History and criticism UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30740238 AB - Offering a detailed analysis of oral poetry dueling performed at traditional Palestinian weddings, this work is unique in addressing poetry dueling as a performative and compositional device, and exploring the complex linkages between this tradition and other genres of Arabic poetry. It includes a study of poetry dueling in standard Arabic; a description of the historical and performance contexts of the Palestinian duels, as well as of poets and their training; an analysis of a single performance; and a re-interpretation of the nature verbal dueling generally. Including a transcription and translation of an entire performance, the book considers the social efficacy of poetry dueling, its aesthetic nature, and its value as a compositional device within a larger system of poetic production. ER -