Al-Tutili
Author
– 1126
Who was Al-Tutili?
Al-A'ma al-Tutili was a Muwallad poet born in Tudela in Al-Andalus. Al-A'ma' means 'the blind one' and 'Tutili' means 'from Tudela'. He was raised in Seville there he gained talent in poetry, he later lived in Murcia. He died young. He was one of the best-known strophic poets and songwriters of the Almoravid period in Al-Andalus and competed with Ibn Bajjah in witty compositions at the court of Ibn TIfilwit, the Almoravid governor in Saragossa. He wrote panegyrics to both the Almoravids in al-Andalus and the Banu Kasim in Alpuente and was famous for his love poems. Especially well-known is the elegy he wrote on the death of his wife, whom he invokes by the name of Amina.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Al-Tutili." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/al_tutili>.
Discuss this Al-Tutili biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In