Asrar al-Balaghah

Name: Asrar al-Balaghah
Author: Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani

أسرار البلاغة

By Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani471h (1078 CE)1 volumes

A companion work to Dala'il al-I'jaz, focusing on the figures of speech (majaz, isti'arah, tashbih) in Arabic. Al-Jurjani analyzes metaphor, simile, and other literary devices with examples from the Quran, hadith, and Arabic poetry, establishing the theoretical framework for Arabic rhetoric (balaghah).

INTROIntroduction 1Al-Jurjani's Companion Work: Secrets of Rhetoric 2Metaphor and Its Cognitive Mechanisms 3Simile: Structure, Varieties, and Quality 4Imagination and Aesthetic Response in Rhetoric 5Influence on the Arabic Rhetorical Tradition

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Category: Arabic Language
Subject: arabic
Original Language: ar
Available In: ar
Written: 471h (1078 CE)
Author Died: 816h
Volumes: 1

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