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The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan: An Arab Folk Epic
Jayyusi
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Description for The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan: An Arab Folk Epic
Paperback. A medieval Arab-Islamic folk romance, this book offers unusual perspectives on issues of gender, religion, race, and ethnicity, as woven into the art of an oral narrative. The folk are composed between the 13th and 16th centuries during the Mamluk age. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Lena. Series: A Prota Book S. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
"A charming and agreeable surprise . . . A welcome gift to Western readers." —Kirkus Reviews
"Editor Jayyusi offers a major example of the Arabic folk epics or romances called siras . . . The siras are full of heroic adventures, exotic landscapes, love affairs, friendships, supernatural dangers, magical spells, and great Arab heroes. . . . " —Library Journal
"This text should find its place alongside the translations of other epic traditions of the world as a text well suited for use in university courses on the Middle East, world literature, epic, and folklore." —Journal of Arabic Literature
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
A Prota Book S.
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253213426
SKU
V9780253213426
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Ref
99-1
About Jayyusi
LENA JAYYUSI is Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Cedar Crest College. In 1994–95 she was an Annenberg Scholar at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. She is author of Categorization and the Moral Order.
Reviews for The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan: An Arab Folk Epic
"A charming and agreeable surprise ... A welcome gift to Western readers."
Kirkus Reviews "Editor Jayyusi offers a major example of the Arabic folk epics or romances called siras ... The siras are full of heroic adventures, exotic landscapes, love affairs, friendships, supernatural dangers, magical spells, and great Arab heroes..."
Library Journal "This text should find its place alongside the ... Read more
Kirkus Reviews "Editor Jayyusi offers a major example of the Arabic folk epics or romances called siras ... The siras are full of heroic adventures, exotic landscapes, love affairs, friendships, supernatural dangers, magical spells, and great Arab heroes..."
Library Journal "This text should find its place alongside the ... Read more