Poetry and Prose: The Poetry of the Andalusī Woman Poet Ḥafṣah bint al-Ḥājj (d. 589/1191)

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In this talk, Dr. Majd Al-Mallah will examine the poetry of the Andalusī woman poet Ḥafṣah bint al-Ḥājj (d. 589/1191) in the context of a rich body of anecdotes surrounding that poetry as preserved in Nafḥ al-ṭīb, which al-Maqqarī (d. 1041/1632) wrote to document the cultural memory of al-Andalus. Although literature surrounding Ḥafṣah is generally limited compared to major male poets, this talk will showcase a close analysis of al-Maqqarī’s section on Ḥafṣah and reveal the poet’s voice and agency.

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