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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... darkness ? Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth ? Declare , if you know all this . " Where is the way to the dwelling of light , and where is the place of darkness , that you may take it to its territory and that you may ...
... darkness cover me and the light around me be night , ” even the darkness is not dark to you . The night glows like day , for darkness is like light to you . And it was you who formed my inner parts . You knitted me together in my ...
... Darkness 9 : 2-3 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light ; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness , on them has light shined . Thou hast multiplied the nation , thou hast increased its joy ; they rejoice before ...
Table des matières
Introduction to Section | 5 |
Poetry | 7 |
The Pyramid Texts 24642355 B C | 14 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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