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The Author and His Doubles: Essays on Classical Arabic Culture (Middle East Literature In Translation)
Abdelfattah Kilito
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Hardcover. In this text Kilito argues that genre - not authorship - is at the heart of classic Arabic literature. He examines love poetry and panegyric, the Prophet's Hadith and the literary anecdote, as well as such themes as memorization, plagiarism and forgery and the dream visions of the dead. Translator(s): Cooperson, Michael. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 21 cm. BIC Classification: 1HB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
In this text Kilito argues that genre - not authorship - is at the heart of classic Arabic literature. He examines love poetry and panegyric, the Prophet's Hadith and the literary anecdote, as well as such themes as memorization, plagiarism and forgery and the dream visions of the dead.
In this text Kilito argues that genre - not authorship - is at the heart of classic Arabic literature. He examines love poetry and panegyric, the Prophet's Hadith and the literary anecdote, as well as such themes as memorization, plagiarism and forgery and the dream visions of the dead.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Middle East Literature in Translation
Number of Pages
129
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815629368
SKU
V9780815629368
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