Rhymed prose
Rhymed prose is a
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Arabic culture and influences
In classic
Maqama also influenced the medieval Hebrew literature, a significant amount of which was produced by Jews of the Muslim world. It influenced the style of Yehuda Alharizi, Ibn Zabara, Ibn Hasdai (Abraham ben Samuel ha-Levi ibn Hasdai), Ibn Sahula, Jacob ben Eleazer. The corresponding works were called maqamat or mahbarot (mahberot, e.g., Mahbarot Emmanuel, by Immanuel the Roman).
Arabic rhymed prose was used not only for entertainment or eulogy.
Chinese culture
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Indian culture
Rhymed prose was common in early
European cultures
Rhymed prose was a characteristic feature of the Divine Office until the end of the 12th century. A type of the "rhymed office" were offices in rhymed prose, i.e., in irregular rhythm. Later it was gradually replaced by rhythmical office.[6] They were popular in France and Germany, and a number of prominent composers of rhymed offices are known.
A kind of jesting rhymed prose in
Rhymed prose is present in many books for small children.
References
- ^ "Rhymed prose"
- ISBN 975-8998-03-X.
- ^ Wilhelm, Hellmut (1967 [1957]). "The Scholar's Frustration: Notes on a Type of Fu", in Chinese Thought and Institutions, John K. Fairbank, editor. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, page 310.
- ^ Prem Sagur, English translation online
- ^ "Shyama-Svapna: Rhyming prose in a nineteenth-century Hindi novel" Archived 2007-05-03 at the Wayback Machine, paper by Robert van de Walle at the 18th European Conference for Modern South Asian Studies (2004)
- ^ "Rhythmical Office"