The story of a desert knight
Subtitle: the legend of Šlēwīḥ al-ʻAṭāwī and other ʻUtaybah heroes : an edition with translation and introduction
By: [edited and translated by] P. Marcel Kurpershoek.
Contributors: Kurpershoek, P. M.
Series: Oral poetry and narratives from Central Arabia ;; 2; Studies in Arabic literature,; v. 17/2
Publisher: E.J. Brill
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Leiden; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
Subjects: Dialect poetry, Arabic -- Saudi Arabia -- Najd -- Translations into English.; Dialect poetry, Arabic -- Saudi Arabia -- Najd.; ʻUtaybah (Arab tribe) -- Poetry.; Oral tradition -- Saudi Arabia -- Najd.; ʻUtaybah (Arab tribe) -- Folklore.; Folklore -- Saudi Arabia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [509]-512).
Includes Arabic text transcribed in roman script.