The Thirsty Sword

The Thirsty Sword Sirat Antar and the Arabic Popular Epic

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Publisher's Synopsis

Explores the popular epic of Arabic storytelling by focusing on a particular example, The Life Story of 'Antar, purporting to recount the life of the famous pre-Islamic Arab poet and warrior. Considers the poem in the context of Arabic oral tradition and the storytelling of other Islamic peoples, including Persian, Turkish, Swahili, and other Afric

Book information

ISBN: 9780874805154
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Imprint: University of Utah Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 892.73
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 324
Weight: 122g
Height: 240mm
Width: 106mm
Spine width: 17mm