Ibn Hamdis
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title:
Ibn Hamdis
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Ibn Ḥamdīs al-ʾAzdī al-Ṣīqillī was a Sicilian Arab poet. Ibn Hamdis was born in Syracuse, south eastern Sicily, around 447 AH. Little is known of his youth, which can be reconstructed only through a literal reading of scattered verses in his dīwān. His poetry displays a thorough mastery of the Arabic poetic canon, as well as a sophisticated linguistic knowledge, which points to an elite education. It is probable that Ibn Hamdis was raised in a prosperous family, likely landed gentry, who settled
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Sicilian Arab poet
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Hamdis
date created:
2007-12-08T15:44:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T07:14:36Z
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