Author: Lichtenstadter, IIse.
Title: Introduction to Classical Arabic Literature with Selections from Representative Works in English Translation.
Description: New York Schocken Books, 1976. Paperback trade, very good condition, top corner tips few pages little worn, edges lightly marked, tiny scuff mark spine, minor edgewear. 392 pp. The first part of the work consists of a long introductory essay that surveys the history of Arabic literature from pre-Islamic times through its high period in the Middle Ages. The second part of the volume, comprising somewhat more than half the work, is a representative selection of the literature itself, beginning with some pre-Islamic poetry and including, among many other things, a portion of Muhammad ibn Ishaq's Life of Muhammad, selections of traditions, philosophical writings of Al-Ghazali, some poetry of Al-Maari, and travel writing by Ibn Battutah. ISBN: 0805205500

Keywords: literature, classics, arabic literature, poetry, history, criticism, middle east, translation 0805205500


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