Buch, Englisch, 475 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 917 g
The Development of Its Genres and Criticism
Buch, Englisch, 475 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 917 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-48066-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Roger Allen here offers an account of the cultural tradition of literary texts in Arabic, from their unknown beginnings in the fifth century AD to the present day. Allen's organising principle is not that of traditional literary histories, but is rather based on an account of the major genres of Arabic literature. After introductory chapters on principles and contexts, there are chapters devoted to the Qur'an as literature, poetry, belletristic prose, drama and criticism. Within each chapter the emphasis is on the texts themselves, and those who created and commented on them, but Allen also demonstrates his awareness of recent Western theoretical and critical approaches. The volume as a whole, which contains extensive quotations in English translation, a chronology and a guide to further reading, makes a major non-Western literary tradition newly accessible to students and scholars of the West.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Heilige & Traditionelle Texte, Mythologie, Vergleichende Mythologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface; Chronology; 1. An essay on precedents and principles; 2. The contexts of the literary tradition; 3. The Qu'ran: sacred text and cultural yardstick; 4. Poetry; 5. belletristic prose and narrative; 6. Drama; 7. The critical tradition; Guide to further reading.
