Case of rhyme versus reason : Ibn al-Rūmī and his poetics in context, The

Acknowledgments; General Notes; Preface; Ibn al-Rumi, The Poet; 1-A Birth, Family, Education, Intellectual Orientation, Death; 1-B The Poet's Persona as Constructed, Interpreted and Preserved by Later Generations in the Akhbar; 1-C The Poet's Reception; 1-D The "Greek Thesis"; 1-E The Case of Rhyme vs. Reason (Opening Statement); Ibn al-Rumi, The Times; 2-A Introduction; 2-B The Translation Movement; 2-C The Munazarah; 2-D Passive Reception of the Hellenic Legacy vs. Active and Creative Appropriation; 2-E The Immediate Literary and Intellectual Environment; The Argument.
This book examines the life and times and poetry of the extremely prolific and versatile 'Abbasid poet Ibn al-Rumi (d. 283/896). Particular attention is devoted to tracing the influences in his distinctive poetic style and themes.