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The course will be given through lectures, panel discussions, or assignments and exercises. |
Methods of assessments
Methods of evaluating students in this course: (semester work 40% and final 60%)
¾ Semester work: it is divided into written midterm exams and assignments.
¾ Final: written final exam.
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Course Content |
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readings/references/notes |
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Content (topic) for each week |
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1 |
Political life of the Abbasid era |
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2 |
Social life of the Abbasid era |
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3 |
Intellectual life of the Abbasid era |
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4 |
The flourishing of poetry |
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5 |
The growth of poets’ education and its impact on philosophy and logic |
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6 |
Midterm exam |
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7 |
The breadth of poets' linguistic faculty |
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8 |
Linguists' control over poetry markets |
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9 |
The birth of new poetic themes |
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10 |
Some prominent poets of the Abbasid era |
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11 |
The evolution of prose |
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12 |
Oratory, sermons/preaching and mysticism |
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13 |
Diwaniyah, brotherhood and literary letters |
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14 |
Some prominent writers of the Abbasid era |
References
1. History of Arabic Literature - the Second Abbasid Era by Shawqi Dhaif