The author and his doubles : essays on classical Arabic culture /
"In this exceptional volume, Abedlfattah Kilito argues that genre -- not authorship -- is at the heart of classic Arabic literature. Using simple yet lyrical language, he examines love poetry and panegyric, the Prophet's Hadith and the literary anecdote, as well as such recurring themes as...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
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Syracuse, N.Y. :
Syracuse University Press,
2001.
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| Series: | Middle East literature in translation.
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| Summary: | "In this exceptional volume, Abedlfattah Kilito argues that genre -- not authorship -- is at the heart of classic Arabic literature. Using simple yet lyrical language, he examines love poetry and panegyric, the Prophet's Hadith and the literary anecdote, as well as such recurring themes as memorization, plagiarism and forgery, and dream visions of the dead. Ultimately, he evokes these as an allegory for post-colonial Arab North Africa." |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 129 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-129). |
| ISBN: | 0815629362 (alk. paper) 9780815629368 (alk. paper) 0815629311 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780815629313 (pbk. : alk. paper) |