8vo. 250 pp., [4 pp. index & biblio], Arabic text, modern hard back binding, original lightly soiled wrappers preserved, few ink comments on margins, al-Maktaba al-Ahliya, Beirut, first edition, 1934.

Synopsis

The book covers more than twenty female poets, and is divided into two parts, the pre- Islamic and Islamic periods. Very famous women poets are listed with samples of their poetry including al-Khansa’, Sakina bint al-Hussain, Wallada bint al-Mustakfi and many others.