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Risible rhymes, or, The book to bring a smile to the lips of devotees of taste and proper style through the decoding of a sampling of the verse of the rural rank and file

Title
Risible rhymes, or, The book to bring a smile to the lips of devotees of taste and proper style through the decoding of a sampling of the verse of the rural rank and file / by God's humble slave, Muhammad ibn Mafu a-Sanhuri ; edited and translated by Humphrey Davies ; volume editors James E. Montgomery, Geert Jan Van Gelder.
Author
Sanhūrī, Muḥammad bin Maḥfūẓ, active 1648
Publication
  • New York : New York University Press, [2016]
  • ©2016

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Additional Authors
  • Davies, Humphrey T. (Humphrey Taman)
  • Montgomery, James E.
  • Gelder, G. J. H. van
Description
xiv, 110 pages : facsimiles; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Library of Arabic literature
Uniform Title
Library of Arabic literature.
Alternative Title
  • ǂi للكتاب عنوان ثان بالعربية: ٠١أ٢a كتاب مضحك ذوي الذوق والنظام في حال شذرة من كلام أهل الريف العوام / ٠١أ٢g للعبد الفقير محمد بن محفوظ السنهوري
  • ǂi lil-kitab̄ ʻunwan̄ than̄ bi-al-ʻArabiȳah: ǂa Kitab̄ mudḥịk dhawi ̄al-dhawq wa-al-nizạm̄ fi ̄hạll shadharah min kalam̄ ahl al-rif̄ al-ʻawam̄m / ǂg lil-ʻAbd al-Faqir̄ Muhạmmad bin Mahf̣uz̄ ̣al-Sanhur̄i ̄ǂi lil-kitab̄ ʻunwan̄ than̄ bi-al-ʻArabiȳah: ǂa Kitab̄ mudḥịk dhawi ̄al-dhawq wa-al-nizạm̄ fi ̄hạll shadharah min kalam̄ ahl al-rif̄ al-ʻawam̄m / ǂg lil-ʻAbd al-Faqir̄ Muhạmmad bin Mahf̣uz̄ ̣al-Sanhur̄i
  • Book to bring a smile to the lips of devotees of proper taste and style through the decoding of a sampling of the verse of the rural rank and file
Subject
  • 1258-1800
  • Arabic poetry > Egypt > History and criticism > Early works to 1800
  • Arabic poetry > 1258-1800 > History and criticism > Early works to 1800
  • Country life in literature
  • Literature
  • Arabic poetry
  • Egypt > In literature
  • Egypt
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • Early works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-102) and index.
Language (note)
  • In English and Arabic.
Contents
The author declares his intention to decode a sampling of rural verse and to follow this with a sampling of hints, wrangles, and riddles -- A sampling of the verse of the rural rank and file -- A sampling of hints and riddles -- A wrangle over a line by al-Mutanabbi -- The author mentions the date of composition of the work and apologizes for its brevity.
Call Number
JX 22-16124
ISBN
  • 9781479877928
  • 1479877921
LCCN
  • 2016028107
  • 40026606392
OCLC
952470571
Author
Sanhūrī, Muḥammad bin Maḥfūẓ, active 1648, author.
Title
Risible rhymes, or, The book to bring a smile to the lips of devotees of taste and proper style through the decoding of a sampling of the verse of the rural rank and file / by God's humble slave, Muhammad ibn Mafu a-Sanhuri ; edited and translated by Humphrey Davies ; volume editors James E. Montgomery, Geert Jan Van Gelder.
Publisher
New York : New York University Press, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Library of Arabic literature
Library of Arabic literature.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-102) and index.
Language
In English and Arabic.
Chronological Term
1258-1800
Added Author
Davies, Humphrey T. (Humphrey Taman), editor, translator.
Montgomery, James E., editor.
Gelder, G. J. H. van, editor.
Sanhūrī, Muḥammad bin Maḥfūẓ, active 1648. Muḍḥik dhawī al-dhawq wa-al-niẓām fī ḥall shadharah min kalām ahl al-rīf al-ʻawāmm. English.
Sanhūrī, Muḥammad bin Maḥfūẓ, active 1648. Muḍḥik dhawī al-dhawq wa-al-niẓām fī ḥall shadharah min kalām ahl al-rīf al-ʻawāmm.
Note
ǂi للكتاب عنوان ثان بالعربية: ٠١أ٢a كتاب مضحك ذوي الذوق والنظام في حال شذرة من كلام أهل الريف العوام / ٠١أ٢g للعبد الفقير محمد بن محفوظ السنهوري
ǂi lil-kitab̄ ʻunwan̄ than̄ bi-al-ʻArabiȳah: ǂa Kitab̄ mudḥịk dhawi ̄al-dhawq wa-al-nizạm̄ fi ̄hạll shadharah min kalam̄ ahl al-rif̄ al-ʻawam̄m / ǂg lil-ʻAbd al-Faqir̄ Muhạmmad bin Mahf̣uz̄ ̣al-Sanhur̄i ̄ǂi lil-kitab̄ ʻunwan̄ than̄ bi-al-ʻArabiȳah: ǂa Kitab̄ mudḥịk dhawi ̄al-dhawq wa-al-nizạm̄ fi ̄hạll shadharah min kalam̄ ahl al-rif̄ al-ʻawam̄m / ǂg lil-ʻAbd al-Faqir̄ Muhạmmad bin Mahf̣uz̄ ̣al-Sanhur̄i
Other Form:
Online version: Sanhūrī, Muḥammad bin Maḥfūẓ, active 1648 author. Risible rhymes. New York : New York University Press, 2016 9781479890781 (DLC) 2016030154
Other Standard Identifier
40026606392
Research Call Number
JX 22-16124
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