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“There is a Jāhiz for every age”: narrative construction and intertextuality in al‐Hamadhānī's Maqāmāt

“There is a Jāhiz for every age”: narrative construction and intertextuality in... Arabic and Middle Eastern Literatures, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1998 31 "There is a Jāhiz for Every Age": narrative construction and intertextuality in al-Hamadhānī's Maqāmāt1 MOHAMED-SALAH OMRI Introduction In The Maqdma of al-Jahiz (sA-Maqdma al-Jdhiziyya) by Bad!' al-Zaman al-Hamadhanl (d. 398/1008) the narrator, clsa Ibn Hisham, and his friends meet what appears to be an ordinary man at a banquet. Th e man turns out to be an authority on eloquence and rhetoric (baldgha), however, and with a masterful speech he convinces those attending the banquet, who support al-Jahiz (d. 255/869), that they are misled about the latter's rhetorical skill. As he wins a reward, he is recognized by Ibn Hisham to be none other than Abu '1-Fath al-Iskandari, the hero of many of al-Hamadhanl's maqdmdt. One of the more perceptive interpretations of al-Maqdma al-Jdhiziyya views the text as an illustration of the differences between two theories of baldgha.2 Regarding al-Iskandari's definition as representative of al-Hamadhanl's own, Kilito compares al-Jahiz, the author, with al-Iskandari, the character. While this interpretation may accurately register the changing conceptions of rhetoric in Arabic culture between al-Jahiz and al-HamadhanT, it does not specifically comment on the literary aspects of this maqdma. Close reading of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Arabic & Middle Eastern Literature Taylor & Francis

“There is a Jāhiz for every age”: narrative construction and intertextuality in al‐Hamadhānī's Maqāmāt

Omri, Mohamed‐Salah
Arabic & Middle Eastern Literature , Volume 1 (1): 16 – Jan 1, 1998
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“There is a Jāhiz for every age”: narrative construction and intertextuality in al‐Hamadhānī's Maqāmāt

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Arabic and Middle Eastern Literatures, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1998 31 "There is a Jāhiz for Every Age": narrative construction and intertextuality in al-Hamadhānī's Maqāmāt1 MOHAMED-SALAH OMRI Introduction In The Maqdma of al-Jahiz (sA-Maqdma al-Jdhiziyya) by Bad!' al-Zaman al-Hamadhanl (d. 398/1008) the narrator, clsa Ibn Hisham, and his friends meet what appears to be an ordinary man at a banquet. Th e man turns out to be an authority on eloquence and...
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Arabic and Middle Eastern Literatures, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1998 31 "There is a Jāhiz for Every Age": narrative construction and intertextuality in al-Hamadhānī's Maqāmāt1 MOHAMED-SALAH OMRI Introduction In The Maqdma of al-Jahiz (sA-Maqdma al-Jdhiziyya) by Bad!' al-Zaman al-Hamadhanl (d. 398/1008) the narrator, clsa Ibn Hisham, and his friends meet what appears to be an ordinary man at a banquet. Th e man turns out to be an authority on eloquence and rhetoric (baldgha), however, and with a masterful speech he convinces those attending the banquet, who support al-Jahiz (d. 255/869), that they are misled about the latter's rhetorical skill. As he wins a reward, he is recognized by Ibn Hisham to be none other than Abu '1-Fath al-Iskandari, the hero of many of al-Hamadhanl's maqdmdt. One of the more perceptive interpretations of al-Maqdma al-Jdhiziyya views the text as an illustration of the differences between two theories of baldgha.2 Regarding al-Iskandari's definition as representative of al-Hamadhanl's own, Kilito compares al-Jahiz, the author, with al-Iskandari, the character. While this interpretation may accurately register the changing conceptions of rhetoric in Arabic culture between al-Jahiz and al-HamadhanT, it does not specifically comment on the literary aspects of this maqdma. Close reading of

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