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'Abbasid Belles Lettres (The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature) [Hardcover]

Julia Ashtiany (Editor), T. M. Johnstone (Editor), J. D. Latham (Editor), R. B. Serjeant (Editor)

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Publication Date: March 30, 1990 | ISBN-10: 0521240166 | ISBN-13: 978-0521240161

'Abbasid literature was characterized by the emergence of many new genres and of a scholarly and sophisticated critical consciousness. This volume of The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature covers the prose and poetry produced in the heartland and provinces of the 'Abbasid Empire from the mid-eighth to the thirteenth centuries A.D. Chronologically organized, the book explores the main genres and provides extended studies of major poets, prose writers and literary theorists. To make the material accessible to nonspecialist readers, 'Abbasid authors are quoted in English translation wherever possible, and clear explanations of their literary techniques and conventions are provided. The volume concludes with the first comprehensive survey of the relatively unknown literature of the Yemen to appear in a European language since the manuscript discoveries of recent years.

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"It is a most welcome addition to the extremely meager selection of books on the subject available in English...." Dimitri Gutas, JAAS

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This volume of The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature covers artistic prose and poetry produced in the heartland and provinces of the 'Abbasid empire during the second great period of Arabic literature, from the mid-eighth to the thirteenth centuries AD.

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Hardcover: 536 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (March 30, 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521240166
ISBN-13: 978-0521240161
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches
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Adab, the general term used in modern Arabic for literature or belles-lettres, is often also applied by Arab and western scholars to a body of medieval writings (such as those described in chapters 2 to 6 of this volume) which has come to be regarded as constituting a specific literary genre. Read the first page

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risa lab, oryx hunt, amatory prelude, term adab, hunting poetry, adab works, wine poetry, deserted encampment, adab literature, bad devices, medieval critics, refined love, descriptive poetry, ancient poetry, rhymed prose

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Ibn Qutaybah, Ibn Abi, Abu Bakr, Zaydi Imam, Ibn Harmah, Ibn Rashiq, Ibn Ttltn, Ibn Tulun, Abu Deeb, Imam Ahmad, Muslim Studies, Commander of the Faithful, Ibn Said, Ibn Samurah, North Africa, Abu Nuwis, Epistle of Forgiveness, Imam Abmad, Middle Ages, Prophet's House, Abu Piras, Der Imam, Iram of the Columns, Mystical Poems, Poem of the Way

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