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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... seen her To have seen her approaching Such beauty is Joy in my heart forever . Nor time eternal take back What she has brought to me . IV When she welcomes me Arms open wide I feel as some traveller returning From the far land of Punt ...
... seen , and not boldly to affirm that the two are one . In this state the seer does not see or distinguish or imagine two things ; he becomes another , he ceases to be himself and to belong to himself . He belongs to him and is one with ...
... seen pelt- ing through the village . He rushed up to his mother where she sat on the threshold of her hut gossiping with Seedy Doneh . " Mother , " he screeched , " I've seen them ! It's the truth , I swear it is . Uncle Osman's wife ...
Table des matières
Introduction to Section | 5 |
Poetry | 7 |
The Pyramid Texts 24642355 B C | 14 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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