Research Catalog

Title

Classical Arabic literature : a library of Arabic literature anthology / selected and translated by Geert Jan van Gelder.

Publication

New York : New York University Press, 2013.

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Details

Additional Authors

Gelder, G. J. H. van.

Description

xxviii, 468 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

A major translation achievement, this anthology presents a rich assortment of classical Arabic poems and literary prose, from pre-Islamic times until the 18th century, with short introductions to guide non-specialist students and informative endnotes and bibliography for advanced scholars. Both entertaining and informative, Classical Arabic Literature ranges from the early Bedouin poems with their evocation of desert life to refined urban lyrical verse, from tender love poetry to sonorous eulogy and vicious lampoon, and from the heights of mystical rapture to the frivolity of comic verse. Prose selections include anecdotes, entertaining or edifying tales and parables, a fairy-tale, a bawdy story, samples of literary criticism, and much more. With this anthology, distinguished Arabist Geert Jan van Gelder brings together well-known texts as well as less familiar pieces new even to scholars. Classical Arabic Literature reveals the rich variety of pre-modern Arabic social and cultural life, where secular texts flourished alongside religious ones. This masterful anthology introduces this vibrant literary heritage--including pieces translated into English for the first time--to a wide spectrum of new readers.

Series Statement

Library of Arabic literature

Uniform Title

Library of Arabic literature.

Subject

• Arabic literature > Translations into English
• Arabic literature

Genre/Form

Translations.

Note

• Verse -- Prose.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

• Parallel Arabic text and English translation.

Call Number

PJ7694.E1

ISBN

• 9780814770276 (cl : alk. paper)
• 0814770274 (cl : alk. paper)
• 9780814738269 (pb : alk. paper)
• 0814738265 (pb : alk. paper)
• 9780814745113 (e-book)
• 0814745113 (e-book)
• 9780814771204 (e-book)
• 0814771203 (e-book)

LCCN

• 2012030086
• 40021710576

OCLC

795181855

Title

Classical Arabic literature : a library of Arabic literature anthology / selected and translated by Geert Jan van Gelder.

Imprint

New York : New York University Press, 2013.

Series

Library of Arabic literature

Library of Arabic literature.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language

Parallel Arabic text and English translation.

Added Author

Gelder, G. J. H. van.

Other Standard Identifier

40021710576

Research Call Number

*R-RMRR PJ7694.E1 C53 2013