Sanh�ur�i, Mu�hammad bin Ma�hf�u�z, active 1648,

Risible rhymes : or, The book to bring a smile to the lips of devotees of taste and proper style through the decoding of a sampling of the verse of the rural rank and file / Book to bring a smile to the lips of devotees of taste and proper style through the decoding of a sampling of the verse of the rural rank and file by God's humble slave, Muhammad ibn Mafu a-Sanhuri ; edited and translated by Humphrey Davies. - 1 online resource - Library of Arabic literature .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Letter from the General Editor; Introduction; Note on the Text; Notes to the Introduction; Risible Rhymes; Preamble; The Author Declares His Intention to Decode a Sampling of Rural Verse and to Follow This with a Sampling of Hints, Wrangles, and Riddles; A Sampling of the Verse of the Rural Rank and File; A Sampling of Hints and Riddles; A Wrangle over a Line by al-Mutanabb�i; The Author Mentions the Date of Composition of the Work and Apologizes for Its Brevity; Notes; Glossary of Names and Untranslated Terms; Bibliography; Index; About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute; About this E-book.


In English and Arabic on facing pages.

9781479890781 1479890782 9781479857524 1479857521

22573/ctt1bqtc3c JSTOR

2016030154


1258-1800


Arabic poetry--History and criticism--Egypt--Early works to 1800.
Arabic poetry--History and criticism--1258-1800--Early works to 1800.
Country life in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--African.
Arabic poetry.
Country life in literature.


Egypt--In literature.
Egypt.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Early works.

PJ8210

892.7/14