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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... brought him the bread of life he would not eat . When they brought him the water of life he did not drink it . When they brought him a garment he put it on ; and when they brought oil he anointed himself . Then Anu , the lord of heaven ...
... brought you , who is it who has brought you , little one , / who is it who has brought you ? If you delay in telling me who it is who has brought you to this island , I shall see that you find yourself as ashes , transformed into one ...
... brought you , who is it who has brought you , little one , who is it who has brought you to this island of the sea , the two sides of which are in waves ? And I answered him , my arms bent in his presence , and I said to him : It is I ...
Table des matières
Introduction to Section | 5 |
Poetry | 7 |
The Pyramid Texts 24642355 B C | 14 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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