Night and Horses and the Desert: An Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature by Robert Irwin
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Night and Horses and the Desert
Night and Horses and the Desert
Summary
This anthology spans the 5th-16th century, from Afghanistan to Spain and includes extracts from major classics as well as the more obscure. Alongside these translated pieces, Irwin's commentary and guides to each text provide an explanatory history of Arabic literature, including brief biographies of those who created this rich literary culture.
Night and Horses and the Desert Summary
Table of Contents
Pagan poets (AD500-622); the Qur'an; court culture (7th-8th centuries); widening horizons (c.750-c.900); the wandering scholars (c.900-c1175); the lost kingdoms of the Arabs -Andalusia; servitude and military grandeur.
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GOR003091422
9780713991536
0713991534
Night and Horses and the Desert: An Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature by Robert Irwin
Used - Well Read
Hardback
Penguin Books Ltd
19990930
480
N/A
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