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Record Number: 2462 Author(s)/Creator(s): Al-Sajdi , Dana. Contributor(s): Title: Trespassing the Male Domain: The "Qasidah" of Layla Al-Akhyaliyyah ["Here, she trespasses in the male domain by composing her poetry in a historically and experientially male form, but retains her female poetic voice by manipulating the form in such a way as to empty it of the male experience and re-inscribe it with her own poetic voice." Page 143; the Appendix presents the poem in Arabic]. Source: Journal of Arabic Literature 31, 2 ( 2000): Pages 121 - 143. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Arabic Literature Gender in Literature Laudatory Literature Layla Al-Akhyaliyyah, Muslim Poet Literature- Verse Muslims Poets Qasidah, a Tripartite Poetic Form Generally Used by Male Poets to Celebrate the Masculine Hero Women Authors Award Note: Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean Century: 7-8 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Columbia University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2000. Language: Arabic;English ISSN/ISBN: 00852376

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