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The Literary Heritage of the Arabs
Suheil Bushrui
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Description for The Literary Heritage of the Arabs
Hardcover. The Literary Heritage of the Arabs samples some of the finest literature produced by Arab writers from pre-Islamic times to the Abbasid Dynasty. The selection of poetry and prose spans many genres and styles, from the tragic to the comic, the wistful to the mystical, and the courtly to the lowly. Editor(s): Bushrui, Suheil; Malarkey, James M. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 41. Weight in Grams: 866.
The Literary Heritage of the Arabs samples some of the finest literature produced by Arab writers from pre-Islamic times to the Abbasid Dynasty. The selection of poetry and prose spans many genres and styles, conveying the full range of Arab experiences and perspectives - from the tragic to the comic, the wistful to the mystical, and the courtly to the lowly. This volume includes Arabian odes (or Mu'allaqat), the pre-eminent poetic form in pre-Islamic tribal society; selections from the Holy Qur'an, which revolutionized Arab spiritual and poetic sensibility and contributed a literary exemplar and inspiration that has endured to this ... Read more
The Literary Heritage of the Arabs samples some of the finest literature produced by Arab writers from pre-Islamic times to the Abbasid Dynasty. The selection of poetry and prose spans many genres and styles, conveying the full range of Arab experiences and perspectives - from the tragic to the comic, the wistful to the mystical, and the courtly to the lowly. This volume includes Arabian odes (or Mu'allaqat), the pre-eminent poetic form in pre-Islamic tribal society; selections from the Holy Qur'an, which revolutionized Arab spiritual and poetic sensibility and contributed a literary exemplar and inspiration that has endured to this ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Saqi Books
Number of pages
500
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
866g
Number of Pages
500
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780863568244
SKU
V9780863568244
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About Suheil Bushrui
Suheil Bushrui is a distinguished author, poet, critic and translator, particularly revered as an authority on the works of W. B. Yeats and Kahlil Gibran. He is a senior research scholar at the Center for International Development and Conflict Management at the University of Maryland. James M. Malarkey is a specialist on Middle Eastern and North African affairs. He is ... Read more
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