Rise of the Arabic Book

The history of the book has overwhelmingly focused on Europe. But during the Middle Ages, a crucial period of its development, the book was far more popular among speakers of Arabic. Beatrice Gruendler corrects this scholarly oversight, exploring the material resources that underlay the rich world of Medieval Arabic letters.

About the author

Beatrice Gruendler is a recipient of the Leibniz Prize and the author and translator of numerous books, including Medieval Arabic Praise Poetry. The former President of the American Oriental Society, she is Professor of Arabic at Freie Universität Berlin.

Product details

• Authors: Beatrice Gruendler, Gruendler Beatrice
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.10.2020
• EAN: 9780674987814
• ISBN: 978-0-674-98781-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; HISTORY / Middle East / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Middle Eastern history, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Middle Ages