Arabic literary salons in the Islamic Middle Ages [electronic resource] : poetry, public performance, and the presentation of the past / Samer M. Ali.

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Indiana University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Literary salons : outlines of a topic. Literary salons : from ancient symposion to Arabic muj�alasat -- Adab principles of artistic speech in assembly -- Poetry performance and the reinterpreting of tradition -- The muj�alasat as forum for reception. The poetics of sin and redemption : performing value and canonicity -- Al-Buh�tur�i's �iw�an kisr�a ode: canonic value and folk literacy in the muj�alasat -- Singing Samarra (861-956) : poetry, reception, and the reproduction of literary value in historical narrative -- Conclusion.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.