Arabs and the art of storytelling : a strange familiarity
Abdelfattah Kilito, Mbarek Sryfi, Eric Sellin (trans.)
In Arabs and the Art of Storytelling, the eminent Moroccan literary historian and critic Kilito revisits and reassesses, in a modern critical light, many traditional narratives of the Arab world. He brings to such celebrated texts as A Thousand and One Nights, Kalila and Dimna, and Kitab al-Bukhala refreshing and iconoclastic insight, giving new life to classic stories that are often treated as fossilized and untouchable cultural treasures.
For Arab scholars and readers, poetry has for centuries taken precedence, overshadowing narrative as a significant literary genre. Here, Kilito demonstrates the key role narrative has played in the development of Arab belles lettres and moral philosophy. His urbane style has earned him a devoted following among specialists and general readers alike, making this translation an invaluable contribution to an English-speaking audience.
Foreword by Roger Allen
For Arab scholars and readers, poetry has for centuries taken precedence, overshadowing narrative as a significant literary genre. Here, Kilito demonstrates the key role narrative has played in the development of Arab belles lettres and moral philosophy. His urbane style has earned him a devoted following among specialists and general readers alike, making this translation an invaluable contribution to an English-speaking audience.
Foreword by Roger Allen
年:
2014
出版社:
Syracuse University Press
语言:
english
页:
173
ISBN 10:
0815652860
ISBN 13:
9780815652861
系列:
Middle East literature in translation
文件:
PDF, 2.12 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2014