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Night and Horses and the Desert An Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature

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ISBN-10: 0385721552

ISBN-13: 9780385721554

Edition: 2001

Authors: Robert Irwin

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Spanning the fifth to sixteenth centuries and societies that range from Afghanistan to Spain, this anthology is a testament to the astonishing grandeur and variety of classical Arabic literature. Here are excerpts from dozens of works–both renowned (The Qur’an, The Thousand and One Nights) and esoteric (Ibn Washshiyya’s “Book of Poisons”; a 10th-century poem in praise of asparagus)–all accompanied by Robert Irwin’s erudite commentaries that illuminate readers on the vanished world in which they were written. In Night & Horses & the Desert we encounter the dashing Byronic poetry of Imru’ al-Qays and a treatise on bibliomania by Al-Jahiz, possibly the only writer to have been killed by…    
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Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/8/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Robert Irwin (Author) Robert Irwin was born on December 1, 2003 and his abundance of energy at Australia Zoo is contagious! At eleven years of age, Robert is a chip off the old block, and with his cheeky grin and natural curiosity, he loves nothing more than catching lizards and skinks, learning about wildlife and the Australian bush, and hanging out with his much-adored sister, Bindi. Like his mum and sister, Robert has also been quite the jetsetter and travelled all over the world attending events like the Emmys and the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. Robert also travelled to South Africa in 2009 for an exciting filming project, making his cameo appearance alongside his sister Bindi in…    

Introduction
Bibliography
Pagan Poets (A.D. 500-622)
The Qur'an
Court Culture (7th-8th centuries)
Widening Horizons (c.750-c.900)
The Wandering Scholars (c.900-c.1175)
The Lost Kingdoms of the Arabs: Andalusia
Servitude and Military Grandeur
Index
Acknowledgements