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al-Kumayt ibn Zayd al-Asadi (679/680-743 AD) was an Arabian poet from Kufa that used the language of the Bedouins to write poems in praise of the Umayyads, as well as 'Ali and his family. He was a schoolteacher at a local mosque until he was encouraged to write poetry instead. He wrote several series of poems including: his ''Mudhahhaba'', his ''Malhama'', and, arguably his most famous series, the ''Hashimayyat'' or ''Hashirrnyyst''. al-Kumayt was imprisoned by the caliph for his writings and escaped through the help of his wife. He later received a pardon from the caliph and was allowed to return to Kufa. While going to recite a poem, al-Kumayt was attacked by his Yemeni guards and killed. It is believed that the ''Hashimayyat'' and it’s supposedly pro-‘Alid poetry led to his assassination. While much of his poetry is controversial, it is generally not disputed that he wrote well of both the 'Alids and the Umayyads. His poems, the ''Hashirrnyyst'', have been edited by J. Horovitz (Leiden, 1904). An account of him is contained in the ''Kitab ul-Aghani'', xv.113-130. ==Criticism== al-Kumayt's poetry has been the subject of critical analysis by his contemporaries and modern scholars. Below are some of things that have been said of his poetry: *Abu ‘Ikrima has said: “But for the poetry of al-Kumayt (Zayd ) Language would have no interpreter, nor Eloquence a tongue”.〔Van Gelder 98〕 *Al-Farazdaq said: "Al-Kumayt was the poet of the first and the last” (“The Great Revolutionary…”) *An article by van Gelder suggests that al-Kumayt’s poetry lacks “concreteness” and “vivid description”.〔Van Gelder 99〕 *al-Mufaddal, said: “Recite to me any of his motifs that you find extraordinary, and I shall give you the same from () Arab (bedouin ) poems!”.〔Van Gelder 99〕 *al-Hari-ri said: “al- Kumayt was one of those who made artificial poetry and to whom it does not come naturally”.〔Van Gelder 100〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Al-Kumayt ibn Zayd al-Asadi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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