| An Introduction to Arabic Literature Contributor(s): Allen, Roger (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511800754 ISBN-13: 9780511800757 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $494.00 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | African |
| Dewey: 892.709 |
| Lexile Measure: 1570 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Roger Allen provides a comprehensive introductory survey of literary texts in Arabic, from their unknown beginnings in the fifth century AD to the present day, and from Islam's sacred text, the Qur'an, to popular literature including The Arabian Nights and a wealth of poetry, narrative prose, drama and criticism. With extensive quotations in English translation, a chronology and a guide to further reading, this revised and abridged version of Allen's acclaimed study, The Arabic Literary Heritage (CUP 1998), provides an invaluable student introduction to a major non-Western literary tradition. |