Literatures of the Middle East: From Antiquity to the PresentWillis Barnstone, Tony Barnstone Prentice Hall, 2003 - 487 pages This extraordinary anthology gathers together a broad selection of representative, authoritative writings--spanning antiquity to the present--from the non-Western civilizations of the Middle East. It combines extensive introductions, headnotes, and bibliographies with excellent literary translations of the best contemporary and classical writers. KEY TOPICS: The selections reflect literary, religious, and philosophical traditions and reveal--despite cultural differences--the universality of life experiences. Primary literary genres (poetry, fiction, and drama) as well as key religions, philosophical, historic, aesthetic, biographical and political texts are covered. MARKET: For readers of Middle Eastern, World, and Non-Western Literature. |
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... Lord God made the earth and the heavens , and every plant of the field before it was in the earth , and every herb of the field be- fore it grew ( for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth , and there was not a man to ...
... Lord said unto Cain , “ Where is Abel thy brother ? " And he said , “ I know not : am I my brother's keeper ? " And he said , " What hast thou done ? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground . And now art thou ...
... Lord's blessings would you deny ? All who live on earth are doomed to die . But the face of your Lord will abide for ever , in all its majesty and glory . Which of your Lord's blessings would you deny ? All who dwell in heaven and earth ...
Table des matières
Introduction to Section | 5 |
Poetry | 7 |
The Pyramid Texts 24642355 B C | 14 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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