Al-Mutanabbi (AD 915–965), though universally considered the greatest of all the Arab poets, has seldom been translated or discussed outside Arab countries. This study uses the same format as and is intended to supplement Professor Arberry's Arabic Poetry: A Primer for Students.
This selection of tales is the most accessible introduction to this giant epic for the non-perisan reader.
Originally published in 1965, this is an introductory book for university students of Arabic literature. Beginning with a substantial introduction on development,... Læs mere
Reprint of a classic text, this volume gives an insight into the rebirth of national literature in the national language and traces the course of its development and full maturity from the beginning of the ninth to the end of the fifteenth century.
A translation of a selection of discourses by Persia's great mystic and poet, Jalal-al-Din Rumi. Rumi was the principal inspiration behind the Sufi order, the Mawlawiyya, which many claim he founded.
Hafiz was one of the most famous writers of lyrical poetry. The poems translated here aim to show his best features: the glowing imagery, the descriptions of natural beauties, and the fervent love passages.
Originally published in 1952, this book was written as a continuation of the catalogues of Islamic manuscripts in Cambridge University Library created by Edward Granville Browne. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Islamic manuscripts and bibliography.