Al Jahiz In Praise Of Books
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Al J I In Praise Of Books
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Author : James E. Montgomery
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Al J I In Praise Of Books written by James E. Montgomery and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with LITERARY CRITICISM categories.
Al-Jahiz was a bibliomaniac, theologian, and spokesman for the political and cultural elite, a writer who lived, counselled and wrote in Iraq during the first century of the 'Abbasid caliphate. 'In Praise of Books' explores the centrality of books to Al-Jahiz's work and to the society he lived in.
Al J I
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Author : James Edward Montgomery
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh Studies in Classical
Release Date : 2013
Al J I written by James Edward Montgomery and has been published by Edinburgh Studies in Classical this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Literary Criticism categories.
Al-Jahiz was a bibliomaniac, theologian, and spokesman for the political and cultural elite, a writer who lived, counselled and wrote in Iraq during the first century of the 'Abbasid caliphate. 'In Praise of Books' explores the centrality of books to Al-Jahiz's work and to the society he lived in.
Al Jahiz In Praise Of Books
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Author : James E. Montgomery
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2013-11-13
Al Jahiz In Praise Of Books written by James E. Montgomery and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-13 with Literary Criticism categories.
Edinburgh University Press will publish two self-contained guides to reading al-Jahiz that also shed light on his society and its writings. This first volume, 'In Praise of Books', is devoted to bibliomania and al-Jahiz's bibliophilia. Volume 2, In Censure of Books, explores Al-Jahiz's bibliophobia. Al-Jahiz was a bibliomaniac, theologian, and spokesman for the political and cultural elite, a writer who lived, counselled and wrote in Iraq during the first century of the 'Abbasid caliphate. He advised, argued and rubbed shoulders with the major power brokers and leading religious and intellectual figures of his day, and crossed swords in debate and argument with the architects of the Islamic religious, theological, philosophical and cultural canon. His many, tumultuous writings engage with these figures, their ideas, theories and policies. They give us an invaluable but much-neglected window onto the values and beliefs of this cosmopolitan elite.
Nine Essays Of Al Jahiz
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Author : Jāḥiẓ
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Release Date : 1989
Nine Essays Of Al Jahiz written by Jāḥiẓ and has been published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Al-Jahiz (d.868/869 A.D.) was a master of Arabic prose and a major influence on modern Arabic literature. A theologian with a huge vocabulary and a well developed sense of humor, he is known for the style, depth, and humor of his works. He wrote most often in a combined essay and anthology form and sought to instruct his readers while amusing them. This book is the first collection of English translations of several of his essays in their complete, extant form. The topics covered range from personal relationships, to ethnic stereotypes and ethical conduct.
The Life And Works Of Jahiz
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1969
The Life And Works Of Jahiz written by and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.
Night Horses The Desert
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Author : Robert Irwin
language : en
Publisher: ABRAMS
Release Date : 2016-06-21
Night Horses The Desert written by Robert Irwin and has been published by ABRAMS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-21 with Literary Collections categories.
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
Al Jahiz In Censure Of Books
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Author : James Montgomery
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-08-30
Al Jahiz In Censure Of Books written by James Montgomery and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-30 with categories.
The Excellence Of The Arabs
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Author : Ibn Qutaybah
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2019-09-04
The Excellence Of The Arabs written by Ibn Qutaybah and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-04 with Literary Collections categories.
A spirited defense of Arab identity from a time of political unrest In ninth-century Abbasid Baghdad, the social prestige attached to claims of Arab identity had begun to decline. In The Excellence of the Arabs, the celebrated litterateur Ibn Qutaybah locks horns with those members of his society who belittled Arabness and vaunted the glories of Persian heritage and culture. Instead, he upholds the status of Arabs and their heritage in the face of criticism and uncertainty. The Excellence of the Arabs is in two parts. In the first, Arab Preeminence, which takes the form of an extended argument for Arab privilege, Ibn Qutaybah accuses his opponents of blasphemous envy. In the second, The Excellence of Arab Learning, he describes the fields of knowledge in which he believed pre-Islamic Arabians excelled, including knowledge of the stars, divination, horse husbandry, and poetry. By incorporating extensive excerpts from the poetic heritage—“the archive of the Arabs”—Ibn Qutaybah aims to demonstrate that poetry is itself sufficient evidence of Arab superiority. Eloquent and forceful, The Excellence of the Arabs addresses a central question at a time of great social flux, at the dawn of classical Muslim civilization: What does it mean to be Arab? An English-only edition.
The Life And Works Of Jahiz
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
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A Treasury Of Virtues
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Author : ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (Caliph)
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2016-10-04
A Treasury Of Virtues written by ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (Caliph) and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-04 with History categories.
A Treasury of Virtues is a collection of sayings, sermons, and teachings attributed to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (d. 40/661), the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, the first Shia Imam and the fourth Sunni Caliph. An acknowledged master of Arabic eloquence and a sage of Islamic wisdom, 'Ali was renowned for his eloquence: his words were collected, quoted, and studied over the centuries, and extensively anthologized, excerpted, and interpreted. Of the many compilations of 'Ali’s words, A Treasury of Virtues, compiled by the Fatimid Shafi'i judge al-Quda'i (d. 454/1062), arguably possesses the broadest compass of genres and the largest variety of themes. Included are aphorisms, proverbs, sermons, speeches, homilies, prayers, letters, dialogues, and verse, all of which provide instruction on how to be a morally upstanding human being. The shorter compilation included here, One Hundred Proverbs, is attributed to the eminent writer al-Jahiz (d. 255/869). This volume presents the first English translation of both of these important collections. An English-only edition.