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urn:uuid:1e206321-b1a9-4b7e-9b01-cc4d62605b03 03 01 01 urn:uuid:1e206321-b1a9-4b7e-9b01-cc4d62605b03 15 9781805113935 06 10.11647/OBP.0424 00 EB E107 10 Creative Commons License 02 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 01 01 New Words to Old Tunes Genres and Metrics of Lebanese Zajal Poetry 1 A01 Adnan Haydar 01 eng 00 226 03 B2 Cambridge Semitic Languages and Cultures 93 DSC 20 Lebanese Zajal 10 LIT014000 04 PJ7542.Z3 B2 Literature 93 NHG 20 Oral poetry 10 POE013000 93 NHTD 20 Popular songs 10 SOC005000 20 Ethnomusicology 10 HIS026000 20 Cultural Heritage 10 LIT004220 20 Middle East 03 00 <p>New Words to Old Tunes: Genres and Metrics of Lebanese Zajal Poetry introduces the rich tradition of Lebanese oral poetry, offering an in-depth study and analysis of its metrics and genres. It presents a novel framework for the proper scansion of meters and emphasises the previously overlooked roles of musical and poetic stress. It details nearly twenty zajal genres, including popular songs that use zajal metrics, and integrates musical notations and web-streamed audio links to enrich the reader’s experience.</p><p>By presenting both theoretical analysis and practical applications, the book not only contributes to the academic study of Lebanese and Arab oral traditions but also supports broader efforts to preserve and disseminate this cultural heritage through digital humanities. While previous works have been largely descriptive or focused on specific poets, this book provides a detailed analytical approach to zajal metrics and their musical dimensions.</p><p>This rigorous and comprehensive study will be of interest to scholars working on oral traditions, folklore studies, ethnomusicology, cultural studies, oral-formulaic poetry traditions, throughout the Middle East and beyond.</p> 04 00 Acknowledgements List of Audio Recordings List of Figures Introduction 1. Terms and Methodology 2. Previous Scholarship on Zajal Metrics 3. Fuṣḥā and Zajal Metres 4. The Role of Stress in the Scansion of Zajal Genres 5. Qarrādī and Its Various Manifestations 6. ʿAtābā, Mījanā, and Other Popular Genres Conclusion References Index 20 00 Open Access Open Book Publishers 01 Open Book Publishers Cambridge, UK 04 01 20250206 13 15 9781805113928 09 Open Book Publishers 29 Publisher's website: download the title https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0424.pdf 99 01 09 Open Book Publishers 02 Publisher's website: web shop https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/OBP.0424 99 01