Genre of Arabic poetry
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The Hamasah (Arabic: حماسة; lit. 'Valour') is a genre of Arabic poetry that "recounts chivalrous exploits in the context of military glories and victories".[1]
The first work in this genre is Kitab al-Hamasah of Abu Tammam.
- ^ Esposito, John L. (2004). The Oxford dictionary of Islam (Paperback ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 106. ISBN 0195125592.