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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... leave , it shall become a living bird . By Allah's leave I shall give sight to the blind man , heal the leper , and raise the dead to life . I shall tell you what to eat and what to store up in your houses . Sure- ly that will be a sign ...
... leave , it became a living bird ; how , by My leave , you healed the blind man and the leper , and by My leave restored the dead to life ; how I protected you from the Is- raelites when you brought them veritable signs : when the ...
... leave to go . ' He said to Joseph : ' Tell us , man of truth , of the seven fatted cows which seven lean ones devoured ; also of the seven green ears of corn and the other seven which were dry : for I would inform my masters . ' Joseph ...
Table des matières
Introduction to Section | 5 |
Poetry | 7 |
The Pyramid Texts 24642355 B C | 14 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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