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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... young prince's supposed low station , is soon charmed and won over and he too kisses the young man all over his body . Mean- while the threat of death from the animals remains . By miraculous coinci- dences , the young groom survives ...
... young ones cry to God , and wander about for lack of food ? " Do you know when the mountain goats bring forth ? Do ... young ? Their young ones become strong , they grow up in the open ; they go forth , and do not return to them . 1 ...
... young men suggested making an excursion one night to teach the savages a lesson in a language they would really understand . Etkin rejected their suggestion with disgust and with reasonable argu- ments . The young men , in turn ...
Table des matières
Introduction to Section | 5 |
Poetry | 7 |
The Pyramid Texts 24642355 B C | 14 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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