Through analysing ancient and classical Arabic literature, including the Qur'an, from within the Arabic literary tradition, this book provides an original inter
The entertaining and informative Arabic anthology by al-Thaʿālibī (d. 1037), Beautifying the Ugly and Uglifying the Beautiful, offers poems and prose with co
This collection of Arabic literature is “a joy to read. . . . a journey through eleven centuries of a lost world, with a surprise on almost every page” (Fin
This comprehensive history of linguistics is part of a 5 volume set. Together, the volumes examine the social, cultural and religious functions of language, its