An introduction to Arab poetics /Adonis ; translated from the Arabic by Catherine Cobham.
- first University of Texas Press edition.
- Austin : University of Texas Press, (c)1990.
- 108 pages ; 23 cm.
Consists of four essays delivered as lectures at the College de France in 1984. Translation of: Muqaddimah lil-shir al-Arabi.
Includes bibliographies and index.
90070476 //r93
Arabic language--Versification. Arabic poetry--History and criticism. Arabic poetry--Philosophy. Poetics.