Al-A‘sha
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Al-A‘sha was a renowned pre-Islamic Arabian poet celebrated for his eloquent odes and contributions to early Arabic literature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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poet ⓘ pre-Islamic Arabian poet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Al-A‘shā Maymūn ibn Qays
NERFINISHED
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Al-A‘shā al-Kabīr NERFINISHED ⓘ A‘shā Qays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jahili poets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
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| genre |
ode
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qasida ⓘ |
| givenName | Maymūn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
elegies
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panegyric poems ⓘ satirical verses ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Jahiliyyah (Age of Ignorance) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical Arabic poetry
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early Islamic-era poets ⓘ |
| knownFor |
descriptive imagery
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love poetry ⓘ praise poetry ⓘ wine poetry ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy |
cited in classical Arabic literary criticism
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included in later Arabic poetic anthologies ⓘ |
| literaryForm | monorhyme qasida ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Arabic literature ⓘ |
| metricSystem | classical Arabic prosody ⓘ |
| movement | Jahiliyyah poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInArabic | الأعشى NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to early Arabic literature
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eloquent odes ⓘ |
| occupation | poet ⓘ |
| patronymic | ibn Qays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | paganism ⓘ |
| reputation | one of the major pre-Islamic poets ⓘ |
| style |
musical rhythm
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ornate language ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
love
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praise of patrons ⓘ travel and journeys ⓘ tribal life ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Islamic era ⓘ |
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