The Arabs had so many poets even in Pre-islamic times in the sixth century that interest in preserving this poetry gave rise later to anthologists who made collections.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
These anthologists commented on the poetical work and compared it with that of later periods, and with that of their contemporaries.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
anthologists have often been of great value in choosing for us the literature of ecstasy as written by so-called minor and popular poets who have taken no position in the history of the world's literature.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell