Arabic, Qurn, and Poetic License

Auteur

Shady Hekmat Nasser is an Associate Professor of Classical Arabic Studies at Harvard University. He is the author of The Transmission of the Variant Readings of the Qurn (2013) and The Second Canonization of the Qurn (2021). His research interests include the transmission and reception history of the Qurn, classical Arabic poetry, and Arabic Grammar.

Texte du rabat

This book examines the similarities between the Qur n and ancient Arabic poetry, analyzed through the framework of Arabic grammar prior to their standardization and subsequent development into distinct genres.

Résumé
This book examines the similarities between the Qur?an and ancient Arabic poetry, analyzed through the framework of Arabic grammar prior to their standardization and subsequent development into distinct genres.

Contenu

Introduction: The Qurn-Poetry Dichotomy 1. Rules for Reciting the Eternal Word of God: Tajwd, Music, and Textual Criticism 2. The Standardization of Arabic Grammar 3. The Standardization of Arabic Poetry 4. Tajwd as a Disrupting Mechanism 5. Poetic And Qurnic License (arir al-shir) Conclusion