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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... hand of every beast will I re- quire it , and at the hand of man ; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man . Whoso sheddeth man's blood , by man shall his blood be shed : for in the image of God made he man ...
... hand - happy shall be those on the right hand ! They shall recline on couches raised on high in the shade of thornless sidrahs and clusters of talh ; ' amidst gushing waters and abundant fruits , un- forbidden , never - ending . We ...
... hand ( wretched shall be those on the left hand ! ) they shall dwell amidst scorching winds and seething water : in the shade of pitch - black smoke , neither cool nor refreshing . For they have lived in com- fort and persisted in the ...
Table des matières
Introduction to Section | 5 |
Poetry | 7 |
The Pyramid Texts 24642355 B C | 14 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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