Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature, Volume 1Julie Scott Meisami, Paul Starkey Taylor & Francis, 1998 - 857 pages This reference work covers the classical, transitional and modern periods. Editors and contributors cover an international scope of Arabic literature in many countries. |
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Abd Allah ibn Abū Abū Nuwās Abū Tammām adab Aḥmad ibn al-'Arabi al-Andalus al-Din al-Hasan al-Ma'arri al-Ma'mun al-shi'r Alf layla wa-layla anthologies Arabic literature Arabic poetry Baghdad Bakr Basra became bedouin Beirut biographical Born Buyid Cairo century classical Arabic collection commentary composed contemporary cultural Damascus Dīvān Diwan early Islamic Egypt Egyptian famous Fatimid Further reading G.J.H. VAN GELDER genre ghazal grammar ḥadīth Husayn ibn Abi Ibrāhīm important Iraq Ishaq Islamic Isma'ili Kitāb known Koran Kufa language later layla Lebanese Leiden literary criticism London Mamluk maqāmāt medieval Modern Arabic Poetry Mu'tazili Muḥammad Muḥammad ibn Muslim mystical narrative novel panegyrics Paris period Persian philosophy poems poet poetic political pre-Islamic Prophet prose published qaşīda religious Sa'id scholars Shi'i Shi'r short stories studied style Şüfi Sufism Syria Ta'rikh Text editions themes tion tradition trans translation tribe Umar Umayyad University verse vizier Wiesbaden writing written wrote Yusuf