حماسة أبي تمام
حماسة أبي تمام
Abu Tammam's Hamasa — the verse anthology whose arrangement of chapters became the industry standard: al-Bayyasi memorised it and followed its ordering in his own Hamasa (646 AH), saying he found no nearer or better disposition; it stood with the Six Diwans among what the master memorisers carried 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
A selection of poetry by Abu Tammam Habib ibn Aws al-Ta'i, arranged under chapter headings. Ibn Khallikan describes the work as one in which its author stood alone in this craft, with the greatest share and the most precious merchandise, so that those who came after him followed his example. 1
Yusuf al-Bayyasi followed its arrangement in his own Hamasa, which he finished at Tunis in 646 AH, because he found no closer arrangement and no better order. Ibn Khallikan reports that it was held, along with the Six Poets and the collected works of Abu Tammam, al-Mutanabbi and al-Ma'arri, among what the proficient memorisers preserved. 1
Connections
- Authored by
- أبو تمام الطائي
- Related to
- حماسة البياسي
People and things also explored
al-Mu'tasim Abu Ishaq ibn al-Rashid· يوسف البياسي· أبو تمام الطائي· حماسة البياسي
Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan, p. 238-239
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