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The raven and the falcon : youth versus old age in medieval Arabic literature / Hasan Shuraydi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shuraydi, Hasan, author.
- Series:
- Islamic history and civilization ; Volume 107.
- Islamic History and Civilization, 0929-2403 ; Volume 107
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arabic literature--750-1258--History and criticism.
- Arabic literature.
- Arabic literature--1258-1800--History and criticism.
- Old age in literature.
- Aging in literature.
- Youth in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (440 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book fills a long-standing gap in Arabic-Islamic studies. Following the informative and entertaining style of adab literature and based on a large number of relevant sources from a wide range of genres, Hasan Shuraydi presents a panoramic view of relevant themes that concern youth and old age in Medieval Arabic literature intended for both specialists and non-specialists. A pattern of binary oppositions runs through such themes, e.g., black/white, male/female, husband/wife, sacred/profane, paradise/this world, ignorance/wisdom, past/present, young/old, new/old, health/disease, sappy/dry, permitted/forbidden, lust/chastity, obedience/disobedience, experience/inexperience, folly/reason, sobriety/intoxication, parent/child, celibacy/marriage, present life/hereafter. Themes discussed include: aging, ambition, aphrodisiacs, beauty, education, feminist trends, hair dyeing, homosexuality, honoring age, jihad, life stages, longevity, love, marriage, sex.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- 1 Toward a Definition of the Ages of Man
- 2 The Age of Beauty
- 3 Youthful Pleasures and Repentance
- 4 Lament for Lost Youth
- 5 Intellectual Pursuits
- 6 Code of Conduct
- 7 Marriage and Sexuality
- 8 Religio-Political Leadership and the Promise of Paradise
- 9 Rejuvenation and Paradisiacal Youth
- Concluding Remarks
- Appendix A: Rhetorical Devices
- Appendix B: Monographs Apparently Lost
- Bibliography
- General Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-27895-8
- OCLC:
- 893333671
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004278950 DOI
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