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 | | The Arabic Literary Heritage: The Development of its Genres and Criticism by Roger Allen ISBN-10: 9780521480666 ISBN-10: 0-521-48066-3 ISBN-13: 9780521480666 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-48066-6 Hardcover 1998-08-13 Cambridge University Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description The Arabic Literary Heritage describes a cultural tradition of literary texts in Arabic from the fifth century A.D. to the present day. After two preliminary chapters on principles and contexts, there are chapters devoted to the Qu'ran as literature, poetry, belles-lettrist prose, drama, and criticism. The volume as a whole, which contains extensive quotations in English translation, a chronology and a guide to further reading, makes a major non-Western literary tradition newly accessible to students and scholars in the West. | ||
Book Description The Arabic Literary Heritage describes a cultural tradition of literary texts in Arabic, from the fifth century A.D. to the present day. After preliminary chapters on principles and contexts, there are chapters devoted to the Qu'ran as literature, poetry, belles-lettrist prose, drama, and criticism. The volume as a whole, which contains extensive quotations in English translation, a chronology and a guide to further reading, makes a major non-Western literary tradition newly accessible to students and scholars of the West. | ||
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Excellent Scholarship I was a student of Roger Allen at UPENN, and must say this book represents the meat of a graduate degree in Arabic literature. Dr. Allen writes with clarity and great attention to detail. It is a very thorough book and is accessible to both graduate students or anybody wishing to gain an understanding of one of the most fruitful of all literary heritages. | ||