The Penguin Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
17 July 2006
Summary
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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141441887 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141441887 |
| Author: | Robert Irwin |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 17 July 2006 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 35mm |
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About The Author
Robert Irwin
Robert Irwin read Modern History at Oxford and taught Medieval History at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of The Middle East and the Middle Ages, The Arabian Nights- A Companion, Islamic Art, and The Alhambra (2004). He has also published six novels, of which the most recent is Satan Wants Me. He reviews for a wide range of periodicals and is a director of a publishing company. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Fellow of the London Institute of Pataphysics.
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