Arabic literature in the post-classical period

Allen, Roger, 1942- (Added Author). Richards, D. S. (Donald Sidney), 1935- (Added Author).

Summary: "The final volume of The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature explores the Arabic literary heritage of the little-known period from the twelfth to the beginning of the nineteenth century. Even though it was during this time that the famous Thousand and One Nights was composed, very little has been written on the literature of the period generally. In this volume Roger Allen and Donald Richards bring together some of the most distinguished scholars in the field to rectify the situation. The volume is divided into parts with the traditions of poetry and prose covered separately within both their 'elite' and 'popular' contexts. The last two sections are devoted to drama and the indigenous tradition of literary criticism. As the only work of its kind in English covering the post-classical period, this book promises to be a unique resource for students and scholars of Arabic literature for many years to come."

Record details

ISBN: 9780521771603
ISBN: 0521771609
ISBN: 9781139933841
ISBN: 1139933841
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ISBN: 9781139053990
ISBN: 0511467370
ISBN: 9780511467370
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ISBN: 9781139053990
Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 481 pages)
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Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-458) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The post-classical period : parameters and preliminaries / by Roger Allen -- Arabic poetry in the post-classical age / by Salma Khadra Jayyusi -- Poetic creativity in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries / by Muhammad Lutfi al-Yousfi -- Arabic religious poetry, 1200-1800 / by Th. Emil Homerin -- The role of the pre-modern : the generic characteristics of the band / by ʻAbdullah Ibrahim -- Pre-modern belletristic prose / by Muhsin al-Musawi -- The essay and debate (al-risāla and al-munāẓara) / by Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila -- The maqāma / by Devin Stewart -- Mamluk history and historians / by Robert Irwin -- Historiography in Arabic during the Ottoman period / by Michael Winter -- Popular poetry in the post-classical period, 1150-1850 / by Margaret Larkin -- Popular prose in the post-classical period / by Dwight F. Reynolds -- A thousand and one nights : a history of the text and its reception / by Dwight F. Reynolds -- Sīrat ʻAntar ibn Shaddād / by Remke Kruk -- Sīrat Banī Hilāl / by Dwight F. Reynolds -- Other sīras and popular narratives / by Peter Heath -- Popular religious narratives / by Kamal Abdel-Malek -- Drama in the post-classical period : a survey / by Rosella Dorigo Ceccato -- Pre-modern drama / by Philip Sadgrove -- Criticism in the post-classical period : a survey / by William Smyth.
Language Note:	English.