Anthology of Arabic Literature, Culture, and Thought from Pre-Islamic Times to the Present
Description
This book—the first comprehensive reader of Arabic literature from pre-Islamic times to the present—is an essential work for advanced students of the Arabic language. Presenting seventy works by seventy authors, it includes:• pre-Islamic poetry and prose;• selections from the Qur’an;• the Prophet Muhammad’s last sermon;• the powerful writing of Ali Ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Islamic Caliph;• writings from the “Golden Age of the Arabs” (750-1258 A.D.) in philosophy, mysticism, prose, and poetry;• works from the neoclassical, mo...
ISBN(s)
0300104936, 9780300104936
