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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780253213426
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan: an Arab Folk Epic
- Item Height
- 235 mm
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Topic
- Literature, Mythology
- Item Weight
- 472 g
- Item Width
- 155 mm
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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A charming and agreeable surprise . . . A welcome gift to Western readers. -Kirkus Reviews Editor Jayyusi offers a major example of the Arabic folk epics or romances called siras . . . The siras are full of heroic adventures, exotic landscapes, love affairs, friendships, supernatural dangers, magical spells, and great Arab heroes. . . . -Library Journal This text should find its place alongside the translations of other epic traditions of the world as a text well suited for use in university courses on the Middle East, world literature, epic, and folklore. -Journal of Arabic Literature This colorful panorama recounts the fantastic tales of a sixth-century Arab king and offers unusual perspectives on gender, religion, race, and ethnicity. Composed between the 13th and 16th centuries and presented here in English for the first time.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-13
9780253213426
eBay Product ID (ePID)
86937531
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan: an Arab Folk Epic
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Mythology
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235 mm
Item Weight
472 g
Item Width
155 mm
Additional Product Features
Editor
Lena Jayyusi
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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