The Luzumiyat · Character
Professor Reynold A. Nicholson
A noted orientalist and translator whose works on Arabic poetry are referenced in the commentary.
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Also known as Professor Nicholson, Nicholson
First appearance: The Luzumiyat
Professor Reynold A. Nicholson shows up with force in The Luzumiyat. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced for his translations and interpretations of al-Maʻarri's poetry.
Professor Reynold A. Nicholson first appears in 0003 the luzumiyat.
In The Luzumiyat: Referenced for his translations and interpretations of al-Maʻarri's poetry.
Later, in Endnotes: Translated poems from the Luzumiyat, including the 'three prisons' quatrain; author of A Literary History of the Arabs, which discusses Abu al-ʻAlaʼ at length.
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