Abû `Abd Allah al-Husayn ben `Alî [الحسين إبن علي إبن أبي طالب]
La Mo'allaka de Zohair. Suivie de la Lâmiyya d'Ibn el Ouardi, et de quelques poésies extraites du Divan de 'Ali ben Abi Tâlib (textes publiés avec les voyelles, un commentaire arabe et une traduction littérale en français)
[The Muʿallaqa of Zuhayr. Followed by the Lāmiyya of Ibn al-Wardī, and Selected Poems from the Dīwān of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (texts published with vowel signs, an Arabic commentary, and a literal French translation)]
Typographie Adolphe Jourdan|Algiers 1905|13.7 x 21.6 cm|Relié
First edition of the French translation with the Arabic text following.
Contemporary half cherry sheep binding with corners, spine without lettering and with five raised bands, marbled paper boards, pink paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers preserved.
The pre-Islamic Arab poet Zuhayr ibn Abî Sulma (530–627) holds a central place in Arabic literature, although his life remains little known. He is the author of one of the seven Mu'allaqât, the canonical anthologies of Arabic poetry.
Rare and attractive copy.
€650