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NABATI POETRY - The Oral Poetry of Arabia I. Introduction PART ONE: SOCIOLOGICAL II. The Sociocultural Setting III. Poetry in the Desert IV. Poetry and Regional Politics PART TWO: LITERARY V. Composition: The Poet's Viewpoint VI. Transmission VII. Performance PART THREE: COMPARATIVE VIII. Prosody and Language: A Synchronic IX. Nabati Poetry and the Classical Literary Tradition X. Arabic Poetry and the Oral-Formulaic Theory Notes Bibliography Index