The mute immortals speak : pre-Islamic poetry and the poetics of ritual /
[by] Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych.
- xvi, 334 pages ; 24 cm.
- Myth and poetics .
"Appendix of Arabic texts"--P. 287-317.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-327) and index.
0801427649 9780801427640
Qasidas--Themes, motives. Arabic poetry--History and criticism.--To 622 Rites and ceremonies in literature.