| The Arabic Literary Heritage: The Development of Its Genres and Criticism Contributor(s): Allen, Roger (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521480663 ISBN-13: 9780521480666 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $147.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: The Arabic Literary Heritage describes a cultural tradition of literary texts in Arabic from the fifth century A.D. to the present day. After two preliminary chapters on principles and contexts, there are chapters devoted to the Qu'ran as literature, poetry, belles-lettrist prose, drama, and criticism. The volume as a whole, which contains extensive quotations in English translation, a chronology and a guide to further reading, makes a major non-Western literary tradition newly accessible to students and scholars in the West. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern - Literary Criticism | African - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 892.709 |
| LCCN: 97027113 |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.3" W x 9.31" (1.71 lbs) 476 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arab World - Cultural Region - Middle East |