The book of strangers
Subtitle: mediaeval Arabic graffiti on the theme of nostalgia
By: attributed to Abu 'l-Faraj Al-Iṣfahānī ; translated with commentary by Patricia Crone and Shmuel Moreh.
Contributors: Abū al-Faraj al-Iṣbahānī, 897 or 8-967.; Crone, Patricia, 1945-; Moreh, Shmuel.
Series: Princeton series on the Middle East
Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Princeton, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
Subjects: Abū al-Faraj al-Iṣbahānī, 897 or 8-967 -- Authorship.; Arabic poetry -- 750-1258.; Nostalgia -- Poetry.; Nostalgia in literature.; Arabic poetry -- 750-1258 -- History and criticism.; Graffiti -- Islamic Empire -- Themes, motives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.