Introduction to Classical Arabic Literature
Author: Ilse Lichtenstadter
Publisher: Schocken
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 428
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Publisher: Schocken
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 428
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Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 496
ISBN-13: 0814770274
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Verse and prose, from the 6th century CE (pre-Islamic) to the early 18th century CE.
Author: Wheeler McIntosh Thackston
Publisher: Ibex Publishers, Incorporated
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 80
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An Introduction to Koranic and Classical Arabic is an elementary-level grammar of standard classical Arabic, the literary norm of the Arabic language that has not changed appreciably in fourteen hundred years. An indispensable tool for all who are interested in Islamic religion, science, and literature, the language presented in this book will enable the learner to study firsthand the primary sources of Islamic civilization and the classics of the Islamic Near East.
Author: Lara Harb
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-05-14
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 1108490212
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Revealing how an aesthetic of wonder underlies classical Arabic treatments of poetry, the Quran, and Aristotelian poetics, this fresh look at the question of literary quality, using the framework of aesthetic theory, is essential reading for scholars and students of Arabic literature, Islamic Studies, literary theory and Islamic art history.
Author: Robert Irwin
Publisher: ABRAMS
Published: 2016-06-21
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1590209141
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This collection of Arabic literature is “a joy to read. . . . a journey through eleven centuries of a lost world, with a surprise on almost every page” (Financial Times). Spanning the fifth to the sixteenth centuries, from Afghanistan to Spain, Night & Horses & The Desert includes translated extracts from all the major classics in an invaluable introduction to the subject of classical Arabic literature. Robert Irwin has selected a wide range of poetry and prose in translation, from the most important and typical texts to the very obscure. Alongside the extracts, Irwin’s copious commentary and notes provide an explanatory history of the subject. What were the various genres and to what extent were they constrained by rules? What were the canons of traditional Arabic literary criticism? How were Arabic prose and poetry recited and written down? Irwin explores the literary environments of the desert, salon, mosque, and bookshop and provides brief biographies of the caliphs, princesses, warriors, scribes, dandies, and mystics who created such a rich and diverse literary culture. Night & Horses & The Desert gives western readers a unique taste of the sheer vitality and depth of the medieval Arab past. “Superb . . . . a revelation.” —The Washington Post “[A] treasure-house of a book. . . . Unequaled for scholarship and entertainment.” —The Independent
Author: S.A. Bonebakker
Publisher: Lockwood Press
Published: 2012-12-31
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 1948488906
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A Reader of Classical Arabic Literature is one of a very small group of resources in English for the teaching of intermediate and advanced level classical Arabic. Based on his lecture notes, the late Seeger Bonebakker designed a superb teaching text, which he then asked his UCLA colleague, Michael Fishbein, to help him annotate and augment. The result is a truly valuable reader, one used widely in the United States and Europe, featuring judicious and instructive selections from such works as Ibn al-Qifti's Inbah al-ruwat, al-Tanukhi's al-Faraj ba'd al-shidda, and al-Dhahabi's Siyar a'lam al-nubala', among others.
Author: Sebastian Günther
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2005-05-01
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9047407261
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume of collected studies in classical Arabic literature and Islam opens a window into the fascinating world of medieval Muslim scholarship. It explores issues in the intellectual heritage of Islam, which have universal appeal and are, therefore, of interest to both specialist and non-specialist readers alike.
Author: Akiko Motoyoshi Sumi
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9789004129221
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work deals with "wasf" or description which is one of the salient characteristics of the "qasidah" (classical Arabic poetry) tradition. It examines descriptive passages in a selected group of Arabic "qasidah" from different ages, with the motifs of horses, and bees and honey-gathering.
Author: Raymond Farrin
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 2011-03-29
Total Pages: 387
ISBN-13: 0815650957
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Abundance from the Desert provides a comprehensive introduction to classical Arabic poetry, one of the richest of poetic traditions. Covering the period roughly of 500-1250 c.e., it features original translations and illuminating discussions of a number of major classical Arabic poems from a variety of genres. The poems are presented chronologically, each situated within a specific historical and literary context. Together, the selected poems suggest the range and depth of classical Arabic poetic expression; read in sequence, they suggest the gradual evolution of a tradition. Moving beyond a mere chronicle, Farrin outlines a new approach to appreciating classical Arabic poetry based on an awareness of concentric symmetry, in which the poem’s unity is viewed not as a linear progression but as an elaborate symmetrical plot. In doing so, the author presents these works in a broader, comparative light, revealing connections with other literatures. The reader is invited to examine these classical Arabic works not as isolated phenomena—notwithstanding their uniqueness and their association with a discrete tradition—but rather as part of a great multicultural heritage. This pioneering book marks an important step forward in the study of Arabic poetry. At the same time, it opens the door to this rich tradition for the general reader.
Author: J. Brugman
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-10-16
Total Pages: 455
ISBN-13: 9004663037
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