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Author: Abū Zayd al-Sīrāfī Publisher: NYU Press ISBN: 1479803502 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 322
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In its ports, we find a priceless cargo of information; here are the first foreign descriptions of tea and porcelain, a panorama of unusual social practices, cannibal islands, and Indian holy men--a marvelous, mundane world, contained in the compass of a novella. In Mission to the Volga, we move north on a diplomatic mission from Baghdad to the upper reaches of the Volga River in what is now central Russia. This colorful documentary by Ibn Fadlan relates the trials and tribulations of an embassy of diplomats and missionaries sent by caliph al-Muqtadir to deliver political and religious instruction to the recently-converted King of the Bulghars. During eleven months of grueling travel, Ibn Fadlan records the marvels he witnesses on his journey, including an aurora borealis and the white nights of the North. Crucially, he offers a description of the Viking Rus, including their customs, clothing, tattoos, and a striking account of a ship funeral.
Author: Abū Zayd al-Sīrāfī Publisher: NYU Press ISBN: 1479803502 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 322
Book Description
In its ports, we find a priceless cargo of information; here are the first foreign descriptions of tea and porcelain, a panorama of unusual social practices, cannibal islands, and Indian holy men--a marvelous, mundane world, contained in the compass of a novella. In Mission to the Volga, we move north on a diplomatic mission from Baghdad to the upper reaches of the Volga River in what is now central Russia. This colorful documentary by Ibn Fadlan relates the trials and tribulations of an embassy of diplomats and missionaries sent by caliph al-Muqtadir to deliver political and religious instruction to the recently-converted King of the Bulghars. During eleven months of grueling travel, Ibn Fadlan records the marvels he witnesses on his journey, including an aurora borealis and the white nights of the North. Crucially, he offers a description of the Viking Rus, including their customs, clothing, tattoos, and a striking account of a ship funeral.
Author: Jonas Elbousty Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317572890 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 407
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Advanced Arabic Literary Reader is a truly representative collection of literary extracts from across the Arabic-speaking world. Extracts from each country in the Arab world have been carefully selected, with a balance of both male and female writers and prominent and emerging voices, providing a unique window into the Arab world. Suitable for both class use and independent study, each extract is supported by an introduction to the author, pre-reading activities, comprehension questions and discussion questions. These activities are designed to help learners expand and reinforce their vocabulary, develop their oral and written proficiency and stimulate further exploration of the cultural and historical background of the texts. Written entirely in Arabic, the Advanced Arabic Literary Reader is an essential text for advanced students who wish to further their reading, speaking, and writing ability in Modern Standard Arabic. Free audio recordings of the extracts are available online at www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138828698/ to enable students to improve listening skills.
Author: Publisher: NYU Press ISBN: 0814738265 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 496
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NYU Press and NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) announce the establishment of the Library of Arabic Literature (LAL), a new publishing series offering Arabic editions and English translations of the great works of classical Arabic literature. The translations, rendered in parallel-text format with Arabic and English on facing pages, will be undertaken by renowned scholars of Arabic literature and Islamic studies, and will include a full range of works, including poetry, poetics, fiction, religion, philosophy, law, science, history and historiography. Unprecedented in its scope, LAL will produce authoritative and fiable editions of the Arabic and modern, lucid English translations, introducing the treasures of the Arabic literary heritage to scholars and students, as well as to a general audience of readers.
Author: A. F. L. Beeston Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 0521240158 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 567
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The History provides an invaluable source of reference of the intellectual, literary and religious heritage of the Arabic-speaking and Islamic world.
Author: Julie Scott Meisami Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 9780415185721 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 460
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This reference work covers the classical, transitional and modern periods. Editors and contributors cover an international scope of Arabic literature in many countries.
Author: Angelika Neuwirth Publisher: Al Saqi ISBN: 9780863566943 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 505
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A highly readable collection that maintains that Arabic literature reflects the Western postmodern condition without denying its own traditions.
Author: Lara Harb Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108490212 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 321
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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: Pierre Cachia Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1135787174 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 209
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Assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, Arabic Literature - An Overview gives a rounded and balanced view of Arab literary creativity. 'High' literature is examined alongside popular folk literature, and the classical and modern periods, usually treated separately, are presented together. Cachia's observations are not subordinated to any pre-formed literary theory, but describe and illustrate the directions taken, in order to present an overall picture of the field of relevance to the student of literature as well as to Arabists working in related fields.
Author: Julie Scott Meisami Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 9780415185714 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 438
Book Description
This reference work covers the classical, transitional and modern periods. Editors and contributors cover an international scope of Arabic literature in many countries.
Author: Abū Zayd al-Sīrāfī
Author: Abū Zayd al-Sīrāfī
Author: Jonas Elbousty
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Author: A. F. L. Beeston
Author: Paul Starkey
Author: Julie Scott Meisami
Author: Angelika Neuwirth
Author: Lara Harb
Author: Pierre Cachia
Author: Julie Scott Meisami