Night & Horses & the Desert: An Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature

Name: Night & Horses & the Desert: An Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature
Brand: ANCHOR
SKU: 9780385721554-B
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By Robert Irwin

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This uniquely comprehensive anthology at last brings the astonishing grandeur and variety of classical Arabic literature to the Western audience. The distinguished Arabist Robert Irwin presents dazzling excerpts from works both renowned (The Qur'an, The Thousand and One Nights) and esoteric (Ibn Wasshiya's "Book of Poisons, " the dashing Byronic poetry of Imru' al-Qays). Selections are accompanied by Irwin's erudite commentaries, which illuminate the reader on the cultural and historical context of these works. Spanning the fifth to sixteenth centuries and societies from Afghanistan to Spain, this is a captivating and invaluable guide to one of the world's great bodies of literature.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 480
Release Date:: 2002-01-08
Publication Date:: 2002-01-31
Publisher:: ANCHOR
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0385721552
ISBN13:: 9780385721554
Weight:: 386 g
Height:: 132 cm
Width:: 203 cm
Thickness:: 28 cm

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