| Arabic Literature in the Post-Classical Period Contributor(s): Allen, Roger (Editor), Richards, D. S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521771609 ISBN-13: 9780521771603 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $258.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: The final volume of the series explores the Arabic literary heritage of the little-known period from the twelfth to the beginning of the nineteenth century. Even though it was during this time that the famous Thousand and One Nights, was composed, very little has been written on the literature of the period generally and Roger Allen and Donald Richards bring together some of the most distinguished scholars in the field. The volume is divided into parts with the traditions of poetry and prose covered separately within both their 'elite' and 'popular' contexts. The last two sections are devoted to drama and the indigenous tradition of literary criticism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 892.709 |
| LCCN: 2005020119 |
| Series: Cambridge History of Arabic Literature |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.34" W x 9" (1.95 lbs) 481 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arab World - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Allen, Roger: - Roger Allen is Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA. He is the author of The Arabic Novel (1982, 1995) and The Arabic Literary Heritage (1998). He currently serves in an editorial capacity for the journal, Middle Eastern Literatures and the Arabic Literature Series of the Dictionary of Literary Biography.Richards, D. S.: - D. S. Richards is Emeritus Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford, and University Lecturer in Arabic (retired). He is the joint author of Mamluk Jerusalem (1987), translator of Ibn Shaddad's Life of Saladin (2001) and The Annals of the Turks (RoutledgeCurzon, 2002) and author of articles on mediaeval Islamic history for various scholarly journals. |