Passion Before Me, My Fate Behind: Ibn al-Farid and the Poetry of Recollection

Passion Before Me, My Fate Behind

Passion Before Me, My Fate Behind Ibn al-Fāriḍ and the Poetry of Recollection Th. Emil Homerin Cover illustration of a manuscript page featuring verses from Ibn al-Fāriḍ’s Wine Ode together with verses from his poem al-Dālīyah, courtesy of the Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Used by permission. Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2011 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production by Eileen Meehan Marketing by Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Homerin, Th. Emil, 1955– Passion before me, my fate behind : Ibn al-Farid and the poetry of recollection / Th. Emil Homerin. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4384-3901-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Ibn al-Farid, 'Umar ibn 'Ali, 1181 or 2-1235—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Sufi poetry, Arabic—History and criticism. I. Title. PJ7755.I18Z683 2011 892.7'134—dc22 2011003164 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...