The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature: Volume 6: Arabic Literature in the Post-Classical Period

The Final Volume Of The Cambridge History Of Arabic Literature Explores The Arabic Literary Heritage Of The Little-known Period From The Twelfth To The Beginning Of The Nineteenth Century. Even Though It Was During This Time That The Famous Thousand And One Nights Was Composed, Very Little Has Been Written On The Literature Of The Period Generally. In This Volume Roger Allen And Donald Richards Bring Together Some Of The Most Distinguished Scholars In The Field To Rectify The Situation. The Volume Is Divided Into Parts With The Traditions Of Poetry And Prose Covered Separately Within Both Their 'elite' And 'popular' Contexts. The Last Two Sections Are Devoted To Drama And The Indigenous Tradition Of Literary Criticism. As The Only Work Of Its Kind In English Covering The Post-classical Period, This Book Promises To Be A Unique Resource For Students And Scholars Of Arabic Literature For Many Years To Come. Http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0632/2005020119-d.html. The Post-classical Period : Parameters And Preliminaries / By Roger Allen -- Arabic Poetry In The Post-classical Age / By Salma Khadra Jayyusi -- Poetic Creativity In The Sixteenth To Eighteenth Centuries / By Muhammad Lutfi Al-yousfi -- Arabic Religious Poetry, 1200-1800 / By Th. Emil Homerin -- The Role Of The Pre-modern : The Generic Characteristics Of The Band / By ʻabdullah Ibrahim -- Pre-modern Belletristic Prose / By Muhsin Al-musawi -- The Essay And Debate (al-risāla And Al-munāẓara) / By Jaakko Hämeen-anttila -- The Maqāma / By Devin Stewart -- Mamluk History And Historians / By Robert Irwin -- Historiography In Arabic During The Ottoman Period / By Michael Winter -- Popular Poetry In The Post-classical Period, 1150-1850 / By Margaret Larkin -- Popular Prose In The Post-classical Period / By Dwight F. Reynolds -- A Thousand And One Nights : A History Of The Text And Its Reception / By Dwight F. Reynolds -- Sīrat ʻantar Ibn Shaddād / By Remke Kruk -- Sīrat Banī Hilāl / By Dwight F. Reynolds -- Other Sīras And Popular Narratives / By Peter Heath -- Popular Religious Narratives / By Kamal Abdel-malek -- Drama In The Post-classical Period : A Survey / By Rosella Dorigo Ceccato -- Pre-modern Drama / By Philip Sadgrove -- Criticism In The Post-classical Period : A Survey / By William Smyth. Edited By Roger Allen And D.s. Richards. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 419-458) And Index. Notes on contributors List of abbreviations The post-classical period: parameters and preliminaries / Roger Allen Elite poetry Arabic poetry in the post-classical age / Salma Khadra Jayyus Poetic creativity in the sixteenth-eighteenth centuries / Muhammad Lutfi al-Yousfi Arabic religious poetry, 1200 1800 / Th. Emil Homerin The role of the pre-modern: the generic characteristics of the band / 'Abdallah Ibrahim Elite prose Pre-modern belletrist prose / Muhsin al-Musawi The essay and debate (al-risala, al-munaz.ara) / Jaakko Hameen-Anttilla The maqama / Devin Stewart Mamluk history and historians / Robert Irwin Historiography in Arabic during the Ottoman period / Michael Winter Popular poetry Popular poetry in the post-classical period, 1150-1850 A.D. Margaret Larkin Popular prose Popular prose in the post-classical period / Dwight Reynolds A thousand and one nights: a history of the text and its reception / Dwight Reynolds Sīrat 'Antar ibn Shaddad / Remke Kruk Sīrat Banī Hilal / Dwight Reynolds Other sīras and popular narratives / Peter Heath Popular religious narratives / Kamal abdel-Malek Drama Drama in the post-classical period: a survey / Rosella Dorigo Ceccato Pre-modern drama / Philip Sadgrove Criticism Criticism in the post-classical period: a survey / William Smyth. The final volume of the series explores the Arabic literary heritage of the little-known period from the twelfth to the beginning of the nineteenth century. Even though it was during this time that the famous Thousand and One Nights, was composed, very little has been written on the literature of the period generally and Roger Allen and Donald Richards bring together some of the most distinguished scholars in the field. The volume is divided into parts with the traditions of poetry and prose covered separately within both their 'elite' and 'popular' contexts. The last two sections are devoted to drama and the indigenous tradition of literary criticism. The final volume in this series explores the Arabic literary heritage of the period from the 12th to the beginning of the 19th century. The traditions of poetry and prose are covered separately within their 'elite' and 'popular' contexts. The last two sections cover drama and indigenous literary criticism. - Publisher. Arabic poetry in the post-classical period (c. 1250-1850) cannot in practice be studied in discrete fashion. This volume explores the Arabic literary heritage from the twelfth to the nineteenth century