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The Arabic Theory of Prosification and Versification: On Hall and Nazm in Arabic Theoretical Discourse.
The Arabic Theory of Prosification and Versification: On Hall and Nazm in Arabic Theoretical Discourse. By AMIDU SANNI, Beiruter Texte and Studien, vol. 70. Beirut: FRANZ STEINER VERLAG, 1998. Pp. xiii + 186.
The phenomenon of hall and nazm (or [[blank].sup.[subset]]aqd), that is, utilizing poetical materials in prose and vice versa, has long been an important component in classical Arabic literary theory. The significance of the phenomenon is further underlined by the broadening of its applications to materials from the [Qur.sup.[contains]]an and other existing literary idioms, by its direct link to the discourse on sariqat or plagiarism, in litera...See the full content of this document
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