A Literary History of the Arabs

List of contents

Preface; Introduction; 1. Saba and Himyar; 2. The history and legends of the Pagan Arabs; 3. Pre-Islamic poetry, manners, and religion; 4. The prophet and the Koran; 5. The Orthodox Caliphate and the Umattay Dynasty; 6. The Caliphs of Baghdád; 7. Poetry, literature, and science in the 'Abbásid period; 8. Orthodoxy, free-thought, and mysticism; 9. The Arabs in Europe; 10. From the Mongol invasion to the present day; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholson, R. A. Nicholson, Reynold A. Nicholson, Reynold Alleyne Nicholson
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.1969
• EAN: 9780521095723
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09572-3
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Language Arts / General, Educational: English language & literacy, Educational: First / native language