Dirghām H. Sbait
Ḍirgham Ḥ. Sbait of Portland State University is a researcher of contemporary Arabic poetry, oral Arabic poetry, folk songs, and folk proverbs. He is an expert on the improvised-sung colloquial poetry of the Palestinian poet-singers, with special emphasis on the analysis of genres, techniques of improvisation, and the sociocultural context of the poetic texts.
Articles by Dirghām H. Sbait
Palestinian Improvised-Sung Poetry: The Genres of Hidā and Qarrādī Performance and Transmission
Volume 4, Issue 1-2 (January, 1989)
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