| Sobriety & Mirth Contributor(s): Colville (Author) |
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ISBN: 0710306970 ISBN-13: 9780710306975 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: These extremely entertaining shorter pieces by the leader of Islamic literary culture aim to instruct us on matters of moral and social concern. They cover such uses as chanteuses, the pleasure of girls and boys, this life and the life to come, drink and drinkers, envy, and the superiority of the front to the back. Always taking a moral tone, Jahiz seldom fails to lighten with humour and wit. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | African - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 892.7 |
| LCCN: 2002280696 |
| Series: Kegan Paul Arabia Library |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 7.08" W x 8.72" (1.56 lbs) 318 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |