Sobriety and mirth : a selection of the shorter writings of al-Jāhiz / translated from the Arabic by Jim Colville.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jāḥiẓ, -868 or 869.

Contributor:

Colville, Jim.

Series:

Kegan Paul Arabia library

The Kegan Paul Arabia library

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Jāḥiẓ, -868 or 869--Translations into English.

Jāḥiẓ.

Jāḥiẓ, -868 or 869.

Conduct of life--Early works to 1800.

Conduct of life.

Physical Description:

ix, 307 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Kegan Paul ; New York : Distributed [in the U.S.] by Columbia University Press, 2002.

Summary:

These extremely entertaining shorter pieces by the leader of Islamic literary culture aim to instruct us on matters of moral and social concern. They cover such uses as chanteuses, the pleasure of girls and boys, this life and the life to come, drink and drinkers, envy, and the superiority of the front to the back. Always taking a moral tone, Jahiz seldom fails to lighten with humour and wit.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Translated from the Arabic.

ISBN:

0710306970

OCLC:

45307283