Night and horses and the desert : an anthology of classical Arabic literature /
edited by Robert Irwin
- 1st Anchor Books ed
- xviii, 462 pages ; 21 cm
This collection was purchased from Professor Michael Zwettler after his death, Ohio State University, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xv]-xviii) and index
Pagan poets (A.D.500-622) -- The Qur'an -- Court culture (7th-8th centuries) -- Widening horizons (c. 750-c. 900) -- The wandering scholars (c. 900-1175) -- The lost kingdoms of the Arabs: Andalusia -- Servitude of military grandeur
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Arabic literature--Translations into English Arabic literature--History and criticism