Syrinx von Hees
Biographic Data
| ID | 6462402 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Syrinx von Hees |
| GIVEN NAMES | Syrinx |
| FAMILY NAME | von Hees |
| SIGNATURE | VON HEES S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sprint (United States) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Order of Fruits in Comparison – Nature Poetry in al-Ṣafadī’s (d. 764/1363) Work on Similes
Research on “nature poetry” has so far mainly focused on the topics of flowers, garden and the spring in Arabic poetry up to around 1100. The Mamluk litérateur al-Ṣafadī (d. 764/1363) presents in his work on similes al-Kašf wa-l-tanbīh ʿalā l-waṣf wa-l-tašbīh (The Revelation and Instruction on Poetic Description and Comparison) as a conclusion to be drawn from his theory, an anthology with poetic examples taken exclusively from the realm of natur…
The Astonishing: A critique and re-reading of c Ağā’ ib literature1
The use of the term ‘cağã7'ib' literature’ tends to imply the existence of a specific genre in Arabic literature. The aim of this essay is to deconstruct this idea, as a matter not only of producing coherent literary theory, but also of judging medieval literature on its own terms, as free as possible from modern western prejudices and assumptions of epistemological validity. Following a brief description of the way the literary genre 'literature…
The bird illustrations in a thirteenth century Arab natural history
The thirteenth century Persian scholar Zakariyya al-Qazwini compiled a monumental encyclopaedia on natural history. The Munich manuscript, a copy of the encyclopaedia executed during the author's lifetime, is adorned with numerous coloured illustrations. Up to now a few of these have been analysed along stylistic lines, i.e.from a purely art historical point of view. Our aim instead is to understand the significance of the illustrations within th…
The bird illustrations in a thirteenth century Arab natural history
The thirteenth century Persian scholar Zakariyya al-Qazwini compiled a monumental encyclopaedia on natural history. The Munich manuscript, a copy of the encyclopaedia executed during the author's lifetime, is adorned with numerous coloured illustrations. Up to now a few of these have been analysed along stylistic lines, i.e.from a purely art historical point of view. Our aim instead is to understand the significance of the illustrations within th…
The bird illustrations in a thirteenth century Arab natural history
The thirteenth century Persian scholar Zakariyya al-Qazwini compiled a monumental encyclopaedia on natural history. The Munich manuscript, a copy of the encyclopaedia executed during the author's lifetime, is adorned with numerous coloured illustrations. Up to now a few of these have been analysed along stylistic lines, i.e.from a purely art historical point of view. Our aim instead is to understand the significance of the illustrations within th…
The Astonishing: A critique and re-reading of c Ağā’ ib literature1
The use of the term ‘cağã7'ib' literature’ tends to imply the existence of a specific genre in Arabic literature. The aim of this essay is to deconstruct this idea, as a matter not only of producing coherent literary theory, but also of judging medieval literature on its own terms, as free as possible from modern western prejudices and assumptions of epistemological validity. Following a brief description of the way the literary genre 'literature…
The Order of Fruits in Comparison – Nature Poetry in al-Ṣafadī’s (d. 764/1363) Work on Similes
Research on “nature poetry” has so far mainly focused on the topics of flowers, garden and the spring in Arabic poetry up to around 1100. The Mamluk litérateur al-Ṣafadī (d. 764/1363) presents in his work on similes al-Kašf wa-l-tanbīh ʿalā l-waṣf wa-l-tašbīh (The Revelation and Instruction on Poetic Description and Comparison) as a conclusion to be drawn from his theory, an anthology with poetic examples taken exclusively from the realm of natur…
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