{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"\ud83d\uddfbEP037 Dr. Kevin Blankinship on \u1e62af\u012b al-D\u012bn al-\u1e24ill\u012b (1278-1349 CE): Poetry in the Mamluk era. Part 11 of 12 - Spring of Classical Arabic Poetry","description":"\u1e62af\u012b al-D\u012bn al-\u1e24ill\u012b was a Sh\u02bf\u012b poet who was born in Iraq but lived much of his life in Mardin in modern day Turkey. He was an exemplar of versatility in verse for the much neglected Mamluk period of literary history. Timestamps 01:20 \u1e62af\u012b al-D\u012bn al-\u1e24ill\u012b was born in 1278 just over a decade after the Mongol sack of Baghdad. What do we know about his socio-political context? 08:27 War and disaster forced al-\u1e24ill\u012b to leave his family and move to Mardin. What do we know about his life? 13:14 Al-\u1e24ill\u012b\u2019s poetic style is described as innovative and experimental. How would you characterise his work? 19:33 Al-\u1e24ill\u012b is perhaps best remembered for verses that inspired the Pan-Arab colors: "White are our deeds, black are our battles, \/ Green are our tents, red are our swords." How would you characterise his legacy? 25:28 Finally, let's end with a sample and translation. This is the eleventh part of a twelve part series exploring classical Arabic poetry which can be utilised in college-level teaching programmes. For more on our guest, see kblankinship.com. Sponsored by shop.ihrc.org Get 15% off with discount code AHP15 at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. Contact IHRC Bookshop for details. ","author_name":"Abbasid History Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.AbbasidHistoryPodcast.com","html":"