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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... spirit was in it . Neither would the water spirit let the crocodile emerge nor would the crocodile let the water spirit emerge to stroll about . As soon as the sun rose , [ they ] both [ would be ] engaged [ there ] in fighting each and ...
... Spirit . Now there are varieties of gifts , but the same Spirit ; and there are vari- eties of services , but the same Lord ; and there are varieties of activities , but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone . To each ...
... spirit , and further , that the perceiving spirit is present in virtue of its likeness and identity , and unites with its like without hindrance . For bod- ies cannot have this close association with each other , but incorporeal things ...
Table des matières
Introduction to Section | 5 |
Poetry | 7 |
The Pyramid Texts 24642355 B C | 14 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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