Islamic literature
Subtitle: an introductory history with selections.
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: 1963
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 441
Subjects: Arabic literature -- History and criticism.; Persian literature -- History and criticism.; Turkish literature -- History and criticism.
Description: Afghani scholar, Najib Ullah, who taught, among other places at Princeton, gives a treasury of Persian, Arabic, and Turkish literature with many fresh translations. Professor Ullah give some glimpses into pre-Islamic Middle Eastern literature. He doesn't go into ancient Mesopotamian literature.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 429-431.