The Penguin Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature

出版者:Penguin Classics

作者:Nights and Horses and the Desert

页数:480

出版时间:2009-4-1

价格:USD 39.75

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780141441887

丛书系列:Penguin Classics

图书标签:英文的历史

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Spanning the fifth century to the sixteenth, and ranging from Afghanistan to Spain, this unique collection provides a profound insight into the sheer vitality and depth of Classical Arabic literature. From the earliest surviving fragments of "The Thousand and One Nights" to the elegant beauty and profound power of the Qur'an - believed by the Islamic faith to contain the actual words of Allah - it includes translated extracts from all the major works of the period, alongside many less well-known but equally fascinating pieces. Exploring such traditional themes as lovesick yearning and fated doom, and considering subjects as diverse as the etiquette of falling in love with slave-girls and the terrors of the sea, this compelling anthology of poetry and prose brilliantly illuminates a body of writing that has been unjustly neglected by the west for centuries.