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Arabs and the Art of Storytelling
Abdelfattah Kilito
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Description for Arabs and the Art of Storytelling
Paperback. Translator(s): Sryfi, Mbarek; Sellin, Eric. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Arabs and the Art of Storytelling, the eminent Moroccan literary historian and critic Kilito revisits and reassesses, in a modern critical light, many traditional narratives of the Arab world. He brings to such celebrated texts as A Thousand and One Nights, Kalila and Dimna, and Kitab al-Bukhala’ refreshing and iconoclastic insight, giving new life to classic stories that are often treated as fossilized and untouchable cultural treasures.
For Arab scholars and readers, poetry has for centuries taken precedence, overshadowing narrative as a significant literary genre. Here, Kilito demonstrates the key role narrative has played in the development of Arab ... Read more
Arabs and the Art of Storytelling, the eminent Moroccan literary historian and critic Kilito revisits and reassesses, in a modern critical light, many traditional narratives of the Arab world. He brings to such celebrated texts as A Thousand and One Nights, Kalila and Dimna, and Kitab al-Bukhala’ refreshing and iconoclastic insight, giving new life to classic stories that are often treated as fossilized and untouchable cultural treasures.
For Arab scholars and readers, poetry has for centuries taken precedence, overshadowing narrative as a significant literary genre. Here, Kilito demonstrates the key role narrative has played in the development of Arab ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Middle East Literature in Translation
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815635185
SKU
V9780815635185
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About Abdelfattah Kilito
Abdelfattah Kilito is an acclaimed Moroccan novelist, essayist, and critic. He has written several important works on classical Arabic literature, both in French and Arabic, many of which have been translated into numerous languages, including French, German, Spanish, Italian, and English. He is the recipient of many awards, including the French Academy Award in 1996. Mbarek Sryfi is a ... Read more
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