On The Art Of Medieval Arabic Literature
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On The Art Of Medieval Arabic Literature
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Author : Andras Hamori
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2015-03-08
On The Art Of Medieval Arabic Literature written by Andras Hamori and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-08 with Literary Criticism categories.
In applying the standards of modern literary criticism to medieval Arabic literature, Andras Hamori concentrates on those aspects of the literature that appear most alien to modern Western taste: the limitation of themes, the sedimentation with conventions, and the use of elusive patterns of composition. The first part of the book approaches Arabic literature from the historical point of view, concentrating on the transformations in poetic genres and poetic attitudes towards time and society in the literature between the sixth and the tenth centuries. The problems of poetic technique are then discussed, with special emphasis on poetic unity and the use of conventions. The third part of the book deals with methods of composition in prose through an examination of the orders and disorders in two tales from the Arabian Nights. Originally published in 1974. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Arabic Literary Salons In The Islamic Middle Ages
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Author : Samer M. Ali
language : en
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
Release Date : 2010-11-15
Arabic Literary Salons In The Islamic Middle Ages written by Samer M. Ali and has been published by University of Notre Dame Pess this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-15 with History categories.
Arabic literary salons emerged in ninth-century Iraq and, by the tenth, were flourishing in Baghdad and other urban centers. In an age before broadcast media and classroom education, salons were the primary source of entertainment and escape for middle- and upper-rank members of society, serving also as a space and means for educating the young. Although salons relied on a culture of oral performance from memory, scholars of Arabic literature have focused almost exclusively on the written dimensions of the tradition. That emphasis, argues Samer Ali, has neglected the interplay of oral and written, as well as of religious and secular knowledge in salon society, and the surprising ways in which these seemingly discrete categories blurred in the lived experience of participants. Looking at the period from 500 to 1250, and using methods from European medieval studies, folklore, and cultural anthropology, Ali interprets Arabic manuscripts in order to answer fundamental questions about literary salons as a social institution. He identifies salons not only as sites for socializing and educating, but as loci for performing literature and oral history; for creating and transmitting cultural identity; and for continually reinterpreting the past. A fascinating recovery of a key element of humanistic culture, Ali’s work will encourage a recasting of our understanding of verbal art, cultural memory, and daily life in medieval Arab culture.
The Composition Of Mutanabb S Panegyrics To Sayf Al Dawla
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Author : Andras Hamori
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 1992
The Composition Of Mutanabb S Panegyrics To Sayf Al Dawla written by Andras Hamori and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Architecture categories.
Based on a sizable and coherent sample of poetry (the twenty-two major panegyrics to Sayf al-Dawla), this study identifies and describes the compositional rules and predilections that played a dominant role in Mutanabbī's verse in the Aleppo period.
The European Other In Medieval Arabic Literature And Culture
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Author : N. Hermes
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-04-09
The European Other In Medieval Arabic Literature And Culture written by N. Hermes and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-09 with Literary Criticism categories.
Contrary to the monolithic impression left by postcolonial theories of Orientalism, the book makes the case that Orientals did not exist solely to be gazed at. Hermes shows that there was no shortage of medieval Muslims who cast curious eyes towards the European Other and that more than a handful of them were interested in Europe.
Classical Arabic Stories
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Author : Salma Khadra Jayyusi
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2012
Classical Arabic Stories written by Salma Khadra Jayyusi and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Education categories.
Short fiction was an immensely innovative art in the medieval Arab world and speaks to the urbanization of the Arab domain after Islam. It reflects the bustling life of Muslim Arabs and Islamized Persians and the sure stamp of an urbanity that had settled very staunchly after big conquests. Reading these texts today illuminates the wide spectrum of early Arab life and the influences and innovations that flourished so vibrantly in medieval Arab society. Classical Arabic Stories selects from an impressive corpus, including excerpts from seven seminal works: Ibn Tufail's novel, Hayy ibn Yaqzan; Kalila wa Dimna by Ibn al-Muqaffa; The Misers by al-Jahiz; The Brethren of Purity's The Protest of Animals Against Man; Al-Maqamat (The Assemblies) by al-Hamadhani and al-Hariri; Epistle of Forgiveness by al-Ma'arri; and the epic romance, Sayf Bin Dhi Yazan. Organized thematically, the volume begins with pre-Islamic tales, stories of rulers and other notables, and thrilling narratives of danger and warfare. It follows with tales of love, religion, comedy, and the strange and the supernatural.
Arabs And The Art Of Storytelling
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Author : Abdelfattah Kilito
language : en
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Release Date : 2014-12-08
Arabs And The Art Of Storytelling written by Abdelfattah Kilito and has been published by Syracuse University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-08 with Literary Criticism categories.
In Arabs and the Art of Storytelling, the eminent Moroccan literary historian and critic Kilito revisits and reassesses, in a modern critical light, many traditional narratives of the Arab world. He brings to such celebrated texts as A Thousand and One Nights, Kalila and Dimna, and Kitab al-Bukhala’ refreshing and iconoclastic insight, giving new life to classic stories that are often treated as fossilized and untouchable cultural treasures. For Arab scholars and readers, poetry has for centuries taken precedence, overshadowing narrative as a significant literary genre. Here, Kilito demonstrates the key role narrative has played in the development of Arab belles lettres and moral philosophy. His urbane style has earned him a devoted following among specialists and general readers alike, making this translation an invaluable contribution to an English-speaking audience.
The Penguin Anthology Of Classical Arabic Literature
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Author : Robert Irwin
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2006-05-25
The Penguin Anthology Of Classical Arabic Literature written by Robert Irwin and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-25 with Fiction categories.
Spanning the fifth century to the sixteenth, and ranging from Afghanistan to Spain, this unique collection provides a profound insight into the sheer vitality and depth of Classical Arabic literature. From the earliest surviving fragments of The Thousand and One Nights to the elegant beauty and profound power of the Qur'an - believed by the Islamic faith to contain the actual words of Allah - it includes translated extracts from all the major works of the period, alongside many less well-known but equally fascinating pieces. Exploring such traditional themes as lovesick yearning and fated doom, and considering subjects as diverse as the etiquette of falling in love with slave-girls and the terrors of the sea, this compelling anthology of poetry and prose brilliantly illuminates a body of writing that has been unjustly neglected by the west for centuries.
Themes In Medieval Arabic Literature
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Author : Gustave Edmund Grunebaum
language : ar
Publisher: Variorum Publishing
Release Date : 1981
Themes In Medieval Arabic Literature written by Gustave Edmund Grunebaum and has been published by Variorum Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Literary Criticism categories.
On Fiction And Adab In Medieval Arabic Literature
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Author : Philip F. Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Release Date : 2005
On Fiction And Adab In Medieval Arabic Literature written by Philip F. Kennedy and has been published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Arabic fiction categories.
Proceedings from a workshop in medieval Arabic literature, April 21-22, 2000.
Hikayat Abi Al Qasim
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Author : Selove Emily Selove
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2016-02-12
Hikayat Abi Al Qasim written by Selove Emily Selove 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 2016-02-12 with Literary Collections categories.
Hikayat Abu al-Qasim, probably written in the 11th century by the otherwise unknown al-Azdi, tells the story of a gate-crasher from Baghdad named Abu al-Qasim, who shows up uninvited at a party in Isfahan. Dressed as a holy man and reciting religious poetry, he soon relaxes his demeanour, and, growing intoxicated on wine, insults the other dinner guests and their Iranian hometown. Widely hailed as a narrative unique in the history of Arabic literature, a ikA yah also reflects a much larger tradition of banquet texts. Painting a picture of a party-crasher who is at once a holy man and a rogue, he is a figure familiar to those who have studied the ancient cynic tradition or other portrayals of wise fools, tricksters and saints in literatures from the Mediterranean and beyond. This study therefore compares a ikA yah, a mysterious text surviving in a single manuscript, to other comical banquet texts and party-crashing characters, both from contemporary Arabic literature and from Ancient Greece and Rome.