Asrar al-Balaghah

أسرار البلاغة

By Abd al-Qahir al-Jurjani 471h (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).

Table of Contents

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

Details

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

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