The Merchant of Art: An Egyptian Hilali Oral Epic Poet in Performance

Slyomovics, Susan

The Merchant of Art: An Egyptian Hilali Oral Epic Poet in Performance

Susan Slyomovics 1987

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Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.). Study focuses upon the life and artistry of an illiterate professional Egyptian poet and musician, Awadallah.

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978-1-62820-129-1 (e-book)
978-0-52009-737-7 (paper)

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Folklore

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Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Poet Outcast
Chapter 2: The Poet and the Ethnographer
Chapter 3: The History of the Arabs According to cAwaḍallah
Chapter 4: The Story of cĀmir Khafāji: Versions and Variants
Chapter 5: Poetics and Performance
Chapter 6: Conclusion
Appendix A: Notes on Translation and Transliteration
Appendix B: Partial List of Oral-Formulaic Phrases and Epithets
Bibliography
Index