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	He was infamous for his mockery and satire, two of his favorite themes being the sexual passivity of men and the sexual intemperance of women. Despite his celebration of male sexual freedom, he was less than sympathetic towards lesbianism, and often mocked what he perceived as its inanity. He liked to shock society by openly writing about things which Islam so vehemently forbade. He may have been the first Arab poet to write about masturbation, his judgment being that it was inferior to the love of boys but preferable to marriage. His commissioned work includes poems on the topic of hunting, the love of women, and panegyrics to his patrons.		He was infamous for his mockery and satire, two of his favorite themes being the sexual passivity of men and the sexual intemperance of women. Despite his celebration of male sexual freedom, he was less than sympathetic towards lesbianism, and often mocked what he perceived as its inanity. He liked to shock society by openly writing about things which Islam so vehemently forbade. He may have been the first Arab poet to write about masturbation, his judgment being that it was inferior to the love of boys but preferable to marriage. His commissioned work includes poems on the topic of hunting, the love of women, and panegyrics to his patrons.

	== Exile and ~~Imprisonment~~ ==		== Exile and imprisonment ==

	Abu Nuwas was forced to flee to Egypt for a time, after he wrote an elegiac poem praising the Barmakis, the powerful family which had been toppled and massacred by the caliph, Harun al-Rashid. He returned to Baghdad in 809 upon the death of Harun al-Rashid. The subsequent ascension of Muhammad al-Amin, Harun al-Rashid's twenty-two-year-old libertine son (and former student of Abu Nuwas) was a mighty stroke of luck for Abu Nuwas. In fact, most scholars believe that Abu Nuwas wrote most of his poems during the reign of Al-Amin, a caliph who shared Abu Nuwas' tastes for wine and boys. Nevertheless, Abu Nuwas was imprisoned when his drunken, libidinous exploits tested even al-Amin's patience. Amin was finally overthrown by his puritanical brother, Al-Ma'mun, who had no tolerance for such as Abu Nuwas.		Abu Nuwas was forced to flee to Egypt for a time, after he wrote an elegiac poem praising the Barmakis, the powerful family which had been toppled and massacred by the caliph, Harun al-Rashid. He returned to Baghdad in 809 upon the death of Harun al-Rashid. The subsequent ascension of Muhammad al-Amin, Harun al-Rashid's twenty-two-year-old libertine son (and former student of Abu Nuwas) was a mighty stroke of luck for Abu Nuwas. In fact, most scholars believe that Abu Nuwas wrote most of his poems during the reign of Al-Amin, a caliph who shared Abu Nuwas' tastes for wine and boys. Nevertheless, Abu Nuwas was imprisoned when his drunken, libidinous exploits tested even al-Amin's patience. Amin was finally overthrown by his puritanical brother, Al-Ma'mun, who had no tolerance for such as Abu Nuwas.

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	'''Abu-Nuwas al-Hasan ben Hani al-Hakami''' (750?–815?) was a renowned Arabic poet. Born in the city of Ahvaz in [[Persian Empire\|Persia]], he was of Arab and Persian descent.		'''Abu-Nuwas al-Hasan ben Hani al-Hakami''' (750?–815?) was a renowned Arabic poet. Born in the city of Ahvaz in [[Persian Empire\|Persia]], he was of Arab and Persian descent.

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	'''Abu-Nuwas al-Hasan ben Hani al-Hakami''' (750?–815?) was a renowned Arabic poet. Born in the city of Ahvaz in Persia, he was of Arab and Persian descent.		'''Abu-Nuwas al-Hasan ben Hani al-Hakami''' (750?–815?) was a renowned Arabic poet. Born in the city of Ahvaz in [[Persian Empire\|Persia]], he was of Arab and Persian descent.

	He is generally regarded as one of the greatest of classical [[Arabic poets]]. He became a master of all the contemporary genres of Arabic poetry, but his reputation rests on his wine songs (''khamriyyat''), and his poems of [[boy love]] (''mudhakkarat''). Abu Nuwas has entered the folkloric tradition, and he appears several times in ''{{w\|The Book of One Thousand and One Nights}}''.		He is generally regarded as one of the greatest of classical [[Arabic poets]]. He became a master of all the contemporary genres of Arabic poetry, but his reputation rests on his wine songs (''khamriyyat''), and his poems of [[boy love]] (''mudhakkarat''). Abu Nuwas has entered the folkloric tradition, and he appears several times in ''{{w\|The Book of One Thousand and One Nights}}''.

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Legacy

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	Abu Nuwas is considered one of the greats of classical Arabic literature. He influenced many later writers, to mention only [[Omar Khayyám]], and Hafiz -- both of them Persian poets, drawing on the Arabic tradition. A hedonistic caricature of Abu Nuwas appears in several of the Thousand and One Arabian Nights tales. Among his best known poems are the ones ridiculing the "Olde Arabia" nostalgia for the life of the Bedouin, and enthusiastically praising the up-to-date life in Baghdad as a vivid contrast.		Abu Nuwas is considered one of the greats of classical Arabic literature. He influenced many later writers, to mention only [[Omar Khayyám]], and Hafiz -- both of them Persian poets, drawing on the Arabic tradition. A hedonistic caricature of Abu Nuwas appears in several of the Thousand and One Arabian Nights tales. Among his best known poems are the ones ridiculing the "Olde Arabia" nostalgia for the life of the Bedouin, and enthusiastically praising the up-to-date life in Baghdad as a vivid contrast.

	His freedom of expression, and his celebration of pederastic love, continue to excite the animus of censors. While his works were freely in circulation until the early years of the twentieth century, in 1932 the first modern censored edition of his works appeared in Cairo, leaving out the entire body of pederastic poetry.		His freedom of expression, and his celebration of pederastic love, continue to excite the animus of censors (including those of Wikipedia). While his works were freely in circulation until the early years of the twentieth century, in 1932 the first modern censored edition of his works appeared in Cairo, leaving out the entire body of pederastic poetry.

	== Translations ==		== Translations ==

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	'''Abu-Nuwas al-Hasan ben Hani al-Hakami''' (750?–815?) was a renowned Arabic poet. Born in the city of Ahvaz in Persia, he was of Arab and Persian descent.		'''Abu-Nuwas al-Hasan ben Hani al-Hakami''' (750?–815?) was a renowned Arabic poet. Born in the city of Ahvaz in Persia, he was of Arab and Persian descent.

	He is generally regarded as one of the greatest of classical [[Arabic poets]]. He became a master of all the contemporary genres of Arabic poetry, but his reputation rests on his wine songs (''khamriyyat''), and his poems of [[boy love]] (''mudhakkarat''). Abu Nuwas has entered the folkloric tradition, and he appears several times in ''[[The Book of One Thousand and One Nights]]''.		He is generally regarded as one of the greatest of classical [[Arabic poets]]. He became a master of all the contemporary genres of Arabic poetry, but his reputation rests on his wine songs (''khamriyyat''), and his poems of [[boy love]] (''mudhakkarat''). Abu Nuwas has entered the folkloric tradition, and he appears several times in ''{{w\|The Book of One Thousand and One Nights}}''.

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	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==

	Abu Nuwas is considered one of the greats of classical Arabic literature. He influenced many later writers, to mention only [[Omar Khayyám]], and Hafiz -- both of them Persian poets, drawing on the Arabic tradition. A hedonistic caricature of Abu Nuwas appears in several of the [[Thousand and One Arabian Nights]] tales. Among his best known poems are the ones ridiculing the "Olde Arabia" nostalgia for the life of the Bedouin, and enthusiastically praising the up-to-date life in Baghdad as a vivid contrast.		Abu Nuwas is considered one of the greats of classical Arabic literature. He influenced many later writers, to mention only [[Omar Khayyám]], and Hafiz -- both of them Persian poets, drawing on the Arabic tradition. A hedonistic caricature of Abu Nuwas appears in several of the Thousand and One Arabian Nights tales. Among his best known poems are the ones ridiculing the "Olde Arabia" nostalgia for the life of the Bedouin, and enthusiastically praising the up-to-date life in Baghdad as a vivid contrast.

	His freedom of expression, and his celebration of pederastic love, continue to excite the animus of censors. While his works were freely in circulation until the early years of the twentieth century, in 1932 the first modern censored edition of his works appeared in Cairo, leaving out the entire body of pederastic poetry.		His freedom of expression, and his celebration of pederastic love, continue to excite the animus of censors. While his works were freely in circulation until the early years of the twentieth century, in 1932 the first modern censored edition of his works appeared in Cairo, leaving out the entire body of pederastic poetry.

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	* Richard Nelson Frye. ''The Golden Age of Persia'', p123, [[ISBN 0-06-492288-x]])		* Richard Nelson Frye. ''The Golden Age of Persia'', p123, [[ISBN 0-06-492288-x]])
	* Schild, Maarten. ''Abu Nuwas'': [[Encyclopedia of Homosexuality]]. Dynes, Wayne R. (ed.) New York and London, Garland Publishing, 1990. p. 7		* Schild, Maarten. ''Abu Nuwas'': [[Encyclopedia of Homosexuality]]. Dynes, Wayne R. (ed.) New York and London, Garland Publishing, 1990. p. 7
	*[~~http~~://~~web~~.~~archive~~.~~org~~/~~web~~/~~20061023155803~~/~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki~~/~~Encyclopedia_Britannica~~ Encyclopedia Britannica] entry for ''Abu Nuwas''		*[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/2288/Abu-Nuwas Encyclopedia Britannica] entry for ''Abu Nuwas''

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