Laila Carmen Makki Hornedo
El humor en la literatura árabe se conoce desde la época pre-islámica. Al-Yahiz, de la época 'abbasí, es el pionero en analizar y clasificar el humor y dedicarle epístolas, capítulos de libros y libros enteros. La Maqama es un género literario que aparece en la época 'abbasí, y su inventor es Badi al-Zaman al-Hamadani. Presentamos aquí, la aparición de este género, un recorrido rápido sobre la vida del autor, antes citado, y una de sus maqamas, la Maqama madiriya (la Maqama de la madira).
Humor in Arabic literature is known since pre-Islamic period. Al-Jahiz, of the Abbasid period, is the pioneer in analyzing and classifying humor, dedicating it Epistles, books chapters and entire books. The maqama is a literary genre that appears in the Abbasid period, and its inventor is Badi al-Zaman al-Hamadhani, We report here, the appearance of this kind, quick view on the life of the author, cited above, and his outstanding work, the Maqama Madriya (The Maqama of the Madirah).