History of the Arabic written tradition
By: by Carl Brockelmann ; translated by Joep Lameer ; with a preface by Jan Just Witkam
Contributors: Lameer, Joep, translator; Witkam, J. J., writer of preface
Series: Handbook of Oriental studies. Section one, The Near and Middle East -- volume 117; Handbook of Oriental studies. Section one, The Near and Middle East -- v. 117.
Publisher: Brill; BRILL
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789004326262; 9789004323308; 9789004326316; 9789004334618; 9789004335806; 9789004335813
Subjects: Arabic literature; History and criticism
Work titles: Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur
Description: Brockelmann's History of the Arabic Written Tradition offers bio-bibliographic information about works written in Arabic and their authors, with an emphasis on manuscripts from the classical period. This originally multivolume reference work is divided in chronologically organized sections, which are subdivided by literary genre. Individual entries typically consist of a biographical section and a list of the author's works in manuscript and print, with references to secondary literature. The "Brockelmann," now also available in English, is an indispensable research tool for anyone working on the Islamic world in general and the Middle East in particular.
Notes: Originally published as Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur in 1898 and 1902 -- Title page verso of volume 1.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Brockelmann's Geschichte Revisited Once More; Translator's Note; Introduction; I The Task of Literary History; II Sources and Early Accounts of the Literary History of the Arabs; III Division of the History of Arabic Literature; First Book The National Literature of the Arabs; First Section From the Beginnings until the Appearance of Muḥammad; Supplement I; For Chapters 1-6, see Supplement Volume I; Chapter 7. The Six Poets; Chapter 8. Other Poets of Pre-Islamic Times; Chapter 9. Jewish and Christian Poets before Islam; Chapter 10. The Beginnings of Arabic Prose; title: Second Section. Muḥammad and His Time ; Chapter 1. Muḥammad the Prophet; Chapter 2. The Qurʼān; Chapter 3. Labīd and al-Aʻshā; Chapter 4. Ḥassān b. Thābit; Chapter 5. Kaʻb b. Zuhayr; Chapter 6. Mutammin b. Nuwayra; Chapter 7. Al-Khansāʼ; Chapter 8. Abū Miḥjan and al-Ḥuṭayʼa; Chapter 9. Minor Poets; Chapter 10. Two Forgeries; Third Section The Period of the Umayyads; Chapter 1. General Characteristics; Chapter 2. ʻUmar b. Abī Rabīʻa; Chapter 3. Other Poets in Arabia; Chapter 4. Al-Akhṭal; Chapter 5. Al-Farazdaq; Chapter 6. Jarīr; Chapter 7. Dhu ʼl-Rumma; Chapter 8. The Rajaz Poets; title: Chapter 9. Minor Poets ; Chapter 10. Prose Writing at the Time of the Umayyads; Second Book Islamic Literature in the Arabic Language; First section The Classical Period from ca. 750 until ca. 1000; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Poetry; A The Poets of Baghdad; B Poets of Iraq and the Jazīra; C Poets from Arabia and Syria; D The Circle of Sayf al-Dawla; E Egyptian and North African Poets; Chapter 3. Rhymed Prose; Chapter 4. Philology; I The School of Basra; II The School of Kufa; III The School of Baghdad; IV Linguistics in Persia and the East; V Linguistics in Egypt and Spain; title: Chapter 4. Historiography 1 The Life of Muḥammad; 2 Urban History; 3 The History of the Pre-Islamic Arabs; 4 Imperial and World History; 5 Cultural and Literary History; 6 The History of Egypt and North Africa; 7 The History of Spain; Chapter 5. Belles Lettres in Prose; Chapter 6. Ḥadīth; Chapter 7. Fiqh; 1 The Ḥanafīs; 2 The Mālikīs; 3 The Shāfiʻīs; 4 The Lesser Schools; 5 The Shīʻa; 1 The Zaydīs; 2 The Imāmīs; Chapter 8. Sciences of the Qurʼān; 1 The Reading of the Qurʼān; 2 Qurʼānic Exegesis; Chapter 9. Dogmatics; Chapter 10. Mysticism; Chapter 11. The Translators; Chapter 12. Philosophy; title: Chapter 13. Mathematics ; Chapter 14. Astronomy and Astrology; Chapter 15. Geography; Chapter 16. Medicine; Chapter 17. Natural and Occult Sciences; Chapter 18. Encyclopaedias; Second Section The Post-Classical Period of Islamic Literature from ca. 400/1000 until ca. 656/1258; Chapter 1. Poetry; A Poets of Baghdad, Iraq, and the Jazīra; B Persian Poets; C Syrian Poets; D Arabian Poets; E Egyptian Poets; F North African and Sicilian Poets; G Spanish Poets; Chapter 2. Rhymed Prose and Stylistics; Chapter 3. Philology; 1 Philology in Iraq; 2 Philology in Persia and Neighbouring Countries