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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... give him stone ? 10Or if he asks for fish will give him snake ? If you , in your evil , know how to give good gifts to your children , how much more will your father in the skies give good gifts to those who ask him . 12All things in ...
... give them will not be thirsty forevermore . The water I give them will become in them a fountain of water springing into eternal life . 15The woman said to him , “ Sir , give me this water so I won't be thirsty or come here to draw it ...
... give warning of a dire scourge from Him , proclaim to the faithful who do good works that a rich and everlasting reward awaits them , and admonish those who say that Allah has begotten a son . Surely of this they could have no knowledge ...
Table des matières
Introduction to Section | 5 |
Poetry | 7 |
The Pyramid Texts 24642355 B C | 14 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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