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Anthology of Islamic literature, from the rise of Islam to modern times / with an introduction and commentaries by James Kritzeck.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kritzeck, James, compiler.
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islamic literature.
- Islamic literature--History and criticism.
- Arabic literature--Translations into English.
- Arabic literature.
- Persian literature--Translations into English.
- Persian literature.
- Islamic countries--Literary collections.
- Islamic countries.
- Literatura inglesa--Traducciones del árabe.
- Local Subjects:
- Literatura inglesa--Traducciones del árabe.
- Genre:
- Literary collections.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Literature.
- Translations.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 379 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, [1964]
- Contents:
- Islamic proper names
- Islamic dates
- The Koran : scripture and literature
- Mecca chapters
- Medinan chapters
- Early Arabic poetry
- The odes of Amru al-Qays, Labid, and Tarafah
- Poems from early anthologies
- Proverbs.
- The age of the Caliphs (632-1050). Historical summary
- The monkey and the tortoise / Ibn al-Muqaffa
- The Prophet Mohammed / Ibn Ishaq
- The new poets
- Clever sayings ; Flies and mosquitoes / Al-Jahiz
- The crucifixion of a mystic / Al-Hallaj
- Two poems / Rudaki
- Lauds / Al-Mutanabbi
- Sufi sayings / Al-Kalabadhi
- Rustam and Sohrab / Firdawsi
- Doubts / Al-Maarri
- Falling in love ; Anxiety / Ibn Hazm
- Moorish poetry.
- Turks, Franks, and Mongols (1050-1350). Historical summary
- Advice to governors / Nizam al-Mulk
- The purchase of slaves / Kai Kaus
- Quatrains / Umar Khayyam
- Confessions of a troubled believer / Ah-Ghazzali
- Encounters in oriental cities / Al-Hariri
- Stories about Persian poets / Samarqandi
- Alone on a desert island / Ibn Tufayl
- A Moslem view of the crusaders / Usamah
- A pilgrimage to Mecca / Ibn Jubayr
- Star-crossed lovers / Nizami
- The demon and the sage / Al-Warawini
- The bird parliament / Attar
- Love poems ; Illustrations / Rumi
- Morals / Sadi.
- Islam's new world (1350-1800). Historical summary
- The Maldive Islands / Ibn Battutah
- Ten odes / Hafiz
- Group solidarity ; Conversations with Tamerlane / Ibn Khaldun
- The romance of Antar : Antar slays a lion
- The thousand and one nights : the tale of the three apples
- The thousand and one nights : Maruf the cobbler
- The women of Memphis / Jami
- Memoirs of a conqueror / Babur
- Mughal poetry
- Tobacco and coffee / Hajji Khalifah
- Bribery / Sari Mehmed Pasha
- Ottoman poetry
- Karagöz : The bloody poplar.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 378-379).
- Other Format:
- Online version: Kritzeck, James. Anthology of Islamic literature, from the rise of Islam to modern times.
- OCLC:
- 323383
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