TUESDAY SEPT. 29, 2015 | 7 PM FREE ADMISSION University of Pennsylvania Houston Hall, Ben Franklin Rm 3417 Spruce St, Philadelphia INFO www.albustanseeds.org [email protected]267-809-3668 words adorned ANDALUSIAN POETRY & MUSIC The talk will cover the historical backdrop of Al-Andalus, the development of the muwashshah form in Arabic poetry, its adoption by Andalusian Hebrew poets, and its legacy in both Arabic and Hebrew after the expulsion from Spain. A talk by scholars Dr. Huda Fakhreddine & Dr. Lital Levy Co-presented by University of Pennsylvania's Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations (NELC) Words Adorned is made possible by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage with additional support from the Arab Fund for Arts & Culture and William Penn Foundation. The black of night runs يِ ﺮْ ﺠَ ﻳ ﻰَ اﻟﺪﱡﺟُ ﻞْ ﺤُ ﻛ* * Line from Andalusian poet Abu Al-Hasan Sahl Ibn Malik's poem: On the Andalusian Poetic Tradition The Muwashshah in Arabic & Hebrew
On the Andalusian Poetic Tradition - Bryn Mawr Collegevisualculture.blogs.brynmawr.edu/files/2015/09/Words-Adorned-Poster … · Poetic Tradition The Muwashshah in Arabic & Hebrew
The talk will cover the historical backdrop of Al-Andalus,
thedevelopment of the muwashshah form in Arabic poetry, its
adoption by Andalusian Hebrew poets, and its legacy in both Arabic
and Hebrew after the expulsion from Spain.
A talk by scholars Dr. Huda Fakhreddine & Dr. Lital
LevyCo-presented by University of Pennsylvania's Department of Near
Eastern Languages & Civilizations (NELC)
Words Adorned is made possible by The Pew Center for Arts &
Heritage with additional support from the Arab Fund for Arts &
Culture and William Penn Foundation.The black of night runs َجى
يَْجرِي كُْحُل الدُّ
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Line from Andalusian poet Abu Al-Hasan Sahl Ibn Malik's
poem:
On the AndalusianPoetic TraditionThe Muwashshah in Arabic &
Hebrew
