An Unruly Classic: Kalila and Dimna and Its Syriac, Arabic, and Early Persian Versions (Global Arabic Literary Cultures, 2)

In this volume, members of the Kalila and Dimna project discuss the variation and mutability of this textual tradition from the 8th to the 19th century. The aim is to establish typologies of these phenomena across linguistic traditions and historical periods . Front Cover Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgments Figures and Tables Chapter 1 Introduction Part 1 Mouvance Chapter 2 The Interrelation of Some Arabic Versions of Kalīla wa-Dimna as Continua Chapter 3 The Chapter of the King and His Dreams as an Indicator for Classifying the Variety of Versions of Kalīla wa-Dimna Chapter 4 Illustrations in Arabic Kalīla wa-Dimna Manuscripts What Is Their Story? Part 2 Traveling Tales Chapter 5 What Makes a Good Friend? Analysis of the Two Syriac Translations of the Mouse and the Cat Chapter 6 Naṣr Allāh Munshī’s Preface to Kalīla and Dimna Part 3 Responsive Readers Chapter 7 The Book of The Panther and the Fox A Sibling of Kalīla wa-Dimna? Chapter 8 Poetic Moments The Literary Significance of Middle Arabic in Kalīla wa-Dimna Manuscripts from the Early Modern Period Part 4 Wisdom Encoded Chapter 9 Software Use in the Kalila and Dimna Project Alphabetical List of Manuscripts Chronological List of Manuscripts List of Manuscripts Online Bibliography Index of Names and Works Index of Subjects and Terms Index of Manuscripts Back Cover In this volume, members of the Kalīla and Dimna project discuss the variation and mutability of this textual tradition from the 8th to the 19th century. The aim is to establish typologies of these phenomena across linguistic traditions and historical periods.