biography
| name: |
Abu Nuwas, Hasan ibn Hani
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pronunciation:
[aboo noowas]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.760–c.815)
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| biography:
| Poet, considered one of the greatest poets of the Abbasid period. He was educated at Basra and spent a year in the desert. He abandoned older, traditional forms for erotic and witty lyrics. He became a favourite at the court in Baghdad, and figures in the Arabian Nights. |
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