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The Arabian Nightsby Richard Burton; A.S. Byatt
Random House Publishing Group 2009; US$ 12.99Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever. This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from Sir Richard F. Burton's multivolume translation, and includes Burton's extensive and acclaimed explanatory notes. These tales, including Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp, Sinbad the Seaman and Sinbad the Landsman, and Ali... more...
The Qur'anby M.H. Shakir
MobileReference.com 2010; US$ 3.99The Qur-an (al-qur-an, literally -the recitation-; also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Qur-an, Koran, Alcoran or Al-Qur-an) is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qur-an to be the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind, and consider the original Arabic text to be the final revelation of God.Islam holds that the Qur-an was revealed to Muhammad by the angel Jibril (Gabriel) from 610 CE to his death in 632 CE. The Qur-an was written down by Muhammad's companions while he was alive, although the prime method of transmission was oral. In 633 CE, the written text was compiled, and in 653 CE it was standardized, distributed in the Islamic empire and produced in large numbers. The present form of the Qur-an is... more...
Landmarks in Linguistic Thought Volume IIIby Kees Versteegh
Routledge 1997; US$ 49.95This book introduces the reader to the major issues and themes that have determined the development of the Arabic linguistic tradition. It is invaluable to anyone with an interest in the history of Linguistics. more...
Colloquial Arabic (Levantine)by Leslie McLoughlin
Routledge 1982; US$ 31.95Colloquial Arabic is easy to use and completely accomplishable. Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Arabic. more...
Arab Representations of the Occidentby Rasheed El-Enany
RoutledgeCurzon 2005; US$ 170.00This book explores Arab responses to Western Culture and values as expressed mainly through works of fiction written by Arab authors during the twentieth, and, to a lesser extent, nineteenth century. more...
Naguib Mahfouzby Rasheed El-Enany
Routledge 1993; US$ 41.95A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. Included is a full biography and systematic analysis of the writer's works. more...
Structure and Meaning in Medieval Arabic and Persian Lyricby Julie Meisami
RoutledgeCurzon 2002; US$ 190.00This is the first comprehensive and comparative study of compositional and stylistic techniques in medieval Arabic and Persian lyric poetry. It also examines works by the indigenous critics of poetry in both Arabic and Persian. more...
Making the Great Book of Songsby Hilary Kilpatrick
RoutledgeCurzon 2002; US$ 190.00This is the first systematic literary study of one of the masterpieces of classical Arabic literature, the 4/10th century Kitâb al-aghânî ( The Book of Songs ) by Abû I-Faraj al-Isbahânî. more...
Arabic Literature - An Overviewby Pierre Cachia
RoutledgeCurzon 2002; US$ 190.00Assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, this book provides a balanced overview of Arab literature, from 'high' literature to popular folk literature, covering the classical and modern periods. more...
Book of the Thousand and One Nights (Vol 3)by Powys Mathers
Routledge 1986; US$ 29.95The third volume of this complete and accurate translation of the tales of the Arabian nights. more...