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Folktales from Syria (CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series)
Tahhan
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Description for Folktales from Syria (CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series)
Paperback. Features folktales from old men sitting outside their houses in Aleppo, drinking tea. Illustrator(s): Rugh, Douglas. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 104 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 8. Weight in Grams: 164.
Syrian poet Samir Tahhan collected folktales from old men sitting outside their houses in Aleppo, drinking tea. Afraid these stories would disappear with the passing of this generation, Tahhan also went to halls and events to hear professional storytellers and record their performances. Anthropologist Andrea Rugh helped translate the resulting two volumes of stories from the original Arabic and wrote the informative introduction to this one-volume collection. Some of the tales appeared in rhyming verse in Arabic and some were based on events that are said to have actually taken place in Aleppo. ... Read more
Syrian poet Samir Tahhan collected folktales from old men sitting outside their houses in Aleppo, drinking tea. Afraid these stories would disappear with the passing of this generation, Tahhan also went to halls and events to hear professional storytellers and record their performances. Anthropologist Andrea Rugh helped translate the resulting two volumes of stories from the original Arabic and wrote the informative introduction to this one-volume collection. Some of the tales appeared in rhyming verse in Arabic and some were based on events that are said to have actually taken place in Aleppo. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series
Condition
New
Weight
163g
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292706309
SKU
V9780292706309
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About Tahhan
Andrea Rugh is Adjunct Scholar with the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.
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