Al-Fath ibn Khaqan
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Al-Fath Ibn Khaqan (also spelled "Ibn Khakan") (died 1134) was a well-known writer from al-Andalus
. Al-Kaysi means: member of the tribe of Kais, al-Isbili: native of Sevilla. He is the author of "Qalaid Al-iqyan"(transl. Necklace of Rubies) a biography of Andalusian poets who were his contemporaries with examples of their poems. His other best known work is "mathmah al anfus wa masrah at ta'annus fi mulah ahl al-Andalus" (The Aspiration of the Souls and the Theater of Congeniality in the Anecdotes of the People of al-Andalus). The works are written in rhymed prose full of metaphorical expressions and are an excellent source of information about the apogee of Andalusian letters.
The life of Ibn Khaqan is described in As-sadfi's 'Al-wafi fi-l-wafiyat'
Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus was the Arabic name given to a nation and territorial region also commonly referred to as Moorish Iberia. The name describes parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Septimania governed by Muslims , at various times in the period between 711 and 1492, although the territorial boundaries...
. Al-Kaysi means: member of the tribe of Kais, al-Isbili: native of Sevilla. He is the author of "Qalaid Al-iqyan"(transl. Necklace of Rubies) a biography of Andalusian poets who were his contemporaries with examples of their poems. His other best known work is "mathmah al anfus wa masrah at ta'annus fi mulah ahl al-Andalus" (The Aspiration of the Souls and the Theater of Congeniality in the Anecdotes of the People of al-Andalus). The works are written in rhymed prose full of metaphorical expressions and are an excellent source of information about the apogee of Andalusian letters.
The life of Ibn Khaqan is described in As-sadfi's 'Al-wafi fi-l-wafiyat'
External links
- Literary Excerpts on Art and Architecture in Andalusia, compiled and translated by Cynthia Robinson, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/program/neareast/andalusia/pdf/13.pdf