| Management number | 231924343 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | $76.90 | Model Number | 231924343 | ||
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Classical Arab civilization produced the most extensive and highly developed bacchic tradition in world literature, In this book, Kennedy traces the history of wine poetry from its origins in sixth century Arabia to its heyday in Baghdad at the turn of the ninth century. He focusses on the work of the great Abū Nuwās (d. c.813), placing his wine songs in context with those of his contemporaries and with other poetic genres such as amatory, invective, ascetic, and gnomic verse. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0198263929 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0198263920 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Clarendon Press |
| Dimensions | 1 x 5.7 x 8.6 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.15 pounds |
| Print length | 316 pages |
| Publication date | November 13, 1997 |
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