| The Raven and the Falcon: Youth Versus Old Age in Medieval Arabic Literature Contributor(s): Shuraydi, Hasan (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004271600 ISBN-13: 9789004271609 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $201.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - General - History | Middle East - General - Literary Criticism | African |
| Dewey: 892.709 |
| LCCN: 2014018088 |
| Series: Islamic History and Civilization |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.4" W x 9.4" (1.76 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book fills a long-standing gap in Arabic-Islamic studies. Following the informative and entertaining style of adab literature and based on a large number of relevant sources from a wide range of genres, Hasan Shuraydi presents a panoramic view of relevant themes that concern youth and old age in Medieval Arabic literature intended for both specialists and non-specialists. A pattern of binary oppositions runs through such themes, e.g., black/white, male/female, husband/wife, sacred/profane, paradise/this world, ignorance/wisdom, past/present, young/old, new/old, health/disease, sappy/dry, permitted/forbidden, lust/chastity, obedience/disobedience, experience/inexperience, folly/reason, sobriety/intoxication, parent/child, celibacy/marriage, present life/hereafter. Themes discussed include: aging, ambition, aphrodisiacs, beauty, education, feminist trends, hair dyeing, homosexuality, honoring age, jihad, life stages, longevity, love, marriage, sex. |