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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... eyes , that are blind . from Sura 24 Light Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth . His light may be compared to a niche that enshrines a lamp , the lamp within a crystal of star - like bril- liance . It is lit from a blessed ...
... eyes filled with radiance , and because of her high forehead which deceived the eye into thinking that she was un- usually intelligent , and because of the golden curls trembling on her head , and also because of her voice , the voice ...
... eyes brimming with scornful sorrow . The wisdom of age seems to lurk in their eyes , and a nameless tremor runs often through their skin . Sometimes you manage to catch them unawares . Crossing a field on foot , you may suddenly happen ...
Table des matières
Introduction to Section | 5 |
Poetry | 7 |
The Pyramid Texts 24642355 B C | 14 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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