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This study addresses the enigma of the structure of the Song of Songs. Most structural analyses of the Song have been by-products of an overall interpretation. This study avoids any overall interpretation and analyzes the Song's structure from the bottom up, beginning with minim…

This dissertation studies the lyric poetry of 'Abd Allah Ibn al-Mu'tazz, the 'Abbasid poet, literary critic, and caliph of one day, with the aim of contributing to scholarly understanding of Ibn al-Mu'tazz's poetic practice in particular and lyric poetry in general. In surveying…