The Literary Heritage of the Arabs: Tribal Society to the Abassid Dynasty

by Suheil Bushrui

2021-01-09 11:06:10

The breadth of Arabic literature produced by Arab writers from pre-Islamic times to the contemporary period reveals a world of thought and feeling largely unseen and unheard in the English-speaking world. In this wide-ranging and unique anthology, wo... Read more
The breadth of Arabic literature produced by Arab writers from pre-Islamic times to the contemporary period reveals a world of thought and feeling largely unseen and unheard in the English-speaking world. In this wide-ranging and unique anthology, works by Christian, Jewish, and Muslim authors show the genius of Arab civilization through the prism of literature.Through odes (or ''Mu''allaqat'' ); selections from the Qur''an; samples of Hadith and the poetry of rivalry, love, adventure, and mystic transcendence; and prose conveying scientific innovation, philosophical inquiry, theological disputation, and historical analysis, this extraordinary collection provides an authoritative overview of Arabic literature. Less

Book Details

File size9 X 6 X 1 in
Print pages488
PublisherSaqi Books
Publication date February 19, 2013
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780863568244
Suheil Bushrui is internationally recognized as the foremost international authority on Kahlil Gibran. He is currently Director of the University of Maryland Kahlil Gibran Research and Studies Project...

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