Arabic literature in the post-classical period / [edited by] Roger Allen, D.S. Richards.
Contributors: Allen, Roger M. A.; Richards, D. S. 1935-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Cambridge history of Arabic literature
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 481
Subjects: Arabic literature -- 1258-1800 -- History and criticism.
Description: "The final volume of The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature explores the Arabic literary heritage of the little-known period from the twelfth to the beginning of the nineteenth century. Even though it was during this time that the famous Thousand and One Nights was composed, very little has been written on the literature of the period generally. In this volume Roger Allen and Donald Richards bring together some of the most distinguished scholars in the field to rectify the situation. The volume is divided into parts with the traditions of poetry and prose covered separately within both their 'elite' and 'popular' contexts. The last two sections are devoted to drama and the indigenous tradition of literary criticism. As the only work of its kind in English covering the post-classical period, this book promises to be a unique resource for students and scholars of Arabic literature for many years to come." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0632/2005020119-d.html.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Notes on contributors; title: List of abbreviations; title: The post-classical period: parameters and preliminaries / Roger Allen; title: Elite poetry; title: Arabic poetry in the post-classical age / Salma Khadra Jayyus; title: Poetic creativity in the sixteenth-eighteenth centuries / Muhammad Lutfi al-Yousfi; title: Arabic religious poetry, 1200; title: 1800 / Th. Emil Homerin; title: The role of the pre-modern: the generic characteristics of the band / 'Abdallah Ibrahim; title: Elite prose; title: Pre-modern belletrist prose / Muhsin al-Musawi; title: The essay and debate (al-risala, al-munaz.ara) / Jaakko Hameen-Anttilla; title: The maqama / Devin Stewart; title: Mamluk history and historians / Robert Irwin; title: Historiography in Arabic during the Ottoman period / Michael Winter; title: Popular poetry; title: Popular poetry in the post-classical period, 1150-1850 A.D.; title: Margaret Larkin; title: Popular prose; title: Popular prose in the post-classical period / Dwight Reynolds; title: A thousand and one nights: a history of the text and its reception / Dwight Reynolds; title: Sīrat 'Antar ibn Shaddad / Remke Kruk; title: Sīrat Banī Hilal / Dwight Reynolds; title: Other sīras and popular narratives / Peter Heath; title: Popular religious narratives / Kamal abdel-Malek; title: Drama; title: Drama in the post-classical period: a survey / Rosella Dorigo Ceccato; title: Pre-modern drama / Philip Sadgrove; title: Criticism; title: Criticism in the post-classical period: a survey / William Smyth.