The Anthologist's Art : Abū Manṣūr Al-Tha{u02BF}ālibī and His Yatīmat Al-Dahr

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Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Illustrations

Abbreviations

Note on Editions and Manuscripts of the Yatīma and Tatimma

Chapter 1. The Art of Anthology in Premodern Arabic Literature

Anthology and Adab

Approaches to the Study of Arabic Literary Anthologies in Modern Scholarship

Motives for Anthologizing

A Map of Arabic Poetry Anthologies

Chapter 2. Life and Legacy of Tha{u02BF}ālibī

Abū Manṣūr al-Tha{u02BF}ālibī

Legacy of Tha{u02BF}ālibī

Bibliography of Tha{u02BF}ālibī

Printed Authentic Works

Printed, Authenticity Doubtful

Printed, Authenticity Rejected

In Manuscript, Authentic Works

In Manuscript, Authenticity Uncertain

In Manuscript, Authenticity Rejected

Works Surviving in Quotations

Lost Works

Chapter 3. An Anthologist at Work: The Organization and Structure of the Yatīma and Tatimma

Organization

Prominent Litterateurs

Courts, Dynasties, and Patronage

Cities and Subregions

Critical Awareness in the Organization of the Yatīma and Tatimma

Selection of Material

The Arrangement of Entries in a Chapter: Proximity and Resemblance

References and Cross-References

Cross-References

References in the Tatimma to the Yatīma

References to the Earlier Version of the Yatīma

References to Other Works by Tha{u02BF}ālibī

Later Additions to the Yatīma

Authenticity and Misattribution

Forgotten, Lost, and Inconsistent Material

Chapter 4. The Sources of Tha{u02BF}ālibī in Yatīmat al-Dahr and Tatimmat al-Yatīma

Written Sources

Dīwāns

Books

Other Written Media

Oral and Aural Sources

Main Guarantors in the Yatīma

Main Guarantors in the Tatimma

Conclusion

Chapter 5. Material within the Entry

Categorization and Arrangement of Material within Entries

The Biographical Summary

Dates

Deaths of Poets

Religious Views

Training and Education. Professions

Families of Litterateurs

Characterization of Litterateurs and Their Literary Oeuvres

Geographical Context

Social Context

Historical Context

Comparing Litterateurs

Knowledge of Persian

Relations between Contemporaries

Physical and Character Features

Patronage

Patron-Littérateur Relations

Admission to a Court

Meeting a Patron

Leaving a Court

Prison Incidents and Stories

Description of Courtly Majālis

Evaluating Literary Production

Conclusion

Appendix 1. Outline of Yatīmat al-dahr and Tatimmat al-Yatīma

Appendix 2. Sources of Yatīmat al-dahr

Appendix 3. Sources of Tatimmat al-Yatīma

Appendix 4. Comparisons between Poets

Bibliography

Index