Spanning the fifth century to the sixteenth, and ranging from
Afghanistan to Spain, this unique collection provides a profound
insight into the sheer vitality and depth of Classical Arabic
literature. From the earliest surviving fragments of The Thousand
and One Nights to the elegant beauty and profound power of the
Qur'an - believed by the Islamic faith to contain the actual words
of Allah - it includes translated extracts from all the major works
of the period, alongside many less well-known but equally
fascinating pieces. Exploring such traditional themes as lovesick
yearning and fated doom, and considering subjects as diverse as the
etiquette of falling in love with slave-girls and the terrors of
the sea, this compelling anthology of poetry and prose brilliantly
illuminates a body of writing that has been unjustly neglected by
the west for centuries.
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