A major translation achievement, this anthology presents a rich
assortment of classical Arabic poems and literary prose, from
pre-Islamic times until the eighteenth 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. An English-only edition.
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