arabic literature, poetic and prose form
BOOK FIVE OTHER DISCIPLINES (Covering Both the Early and the Later Centuries) Part 1. Language and Literature Chapter L ARABIC LITERATURE: POETIC AND PROSE FORMS A POETRY Let us imagine an Arab Bedouin riding his camel on frequent long journeys across lonely deserts. While the rhythmic beating of the padded hoofs on soft sand breaks the stillness of the air, the rider is sunk deep in recollections of his own past. As he feels excited to share his mood with his "two companions and fellow-travellers," there is nothing more natural than that he should start chanting in unison with the movement which has the sole possession of his entire perception. This unsophisticated outpouring of one's heart in response to an occasional urge took the form of rajaz-the simple iambic alternation of harakah (moved or vocalized) and sukun (quiescent consonant) corresponding to the alternation in the lifting and lowering of the camel's feet. (Cf. the khabab in which the pattern of altern...
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