In this article, my purpose is to take a close look, for the first time, at certain passages in the "Book of Songs" that concern the exceptional figure of Sukayna and, in particular, at the narrative strategies deployed by al-Isfahani and the tradition (of male voices and perspectives) on which he draws extensively.

The Portrait of a Shiite woman in the Kitāb al-Aġānī: Sukayna Bint al-Ḥusayn

Mirella Cassarino
2024-01-01

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In this article, my purpose is to take a close look, for the first time, at certain passages in the "Book of Songs" that concern the exceptional figure of Sukayna and, in particular, at the narrative strategies deployed by al-Isfahani and the tradition (of male voices and perspectives) on which he draws extensively.
2024
979-12-81044-23-4
Sukayna Bint al-Husayn, Kitab al-Aghani, literary imagery
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