Portrait of an Eighth-Century Gentleman - Khālid Ibn Ṣafwān in History and Literature

Portrait of an Eighth-Century Gentleman by Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila studies the eighth-century Basran wit Khālid ibn Ṣafwān and the development of his character in adab literature. It discusses his various roles and analyses the literary techniques of the stories.

About the author

Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila, PhD (1994) is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies (University of Edinburgh). His most recent monographs are Al-Maqrīzī's al-Ḫabar ʿan al-basar, Vol. V, Section 4: Persia and Its Kings, Part I (Brill, 2018) and Khwadāynāmag. The Middle Persian Book of Kings (Brill, 2018).

Product details

• Authors: Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.06.2020
• EAN: 9789004433960
• ISBN: 978-90-04-43396-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Weight: 551 g
• Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies.
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous