Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur and Arabic Writerly Culture - A Ninth Century Bookman in Baghdad

Informationen zum Autor Shawkat M. Toorawa is Assistant Professor of Arabic Literature at Cornell University. He has co-authored Interpreting the Self: Autobiography in the Arabic Literary Tradition (University of California, 2001); co-edited Arabic Literary Culture , 500-925 (Gale, 2004); and translated Adonis's A Time between Ashes and Roses (Syracuse University Press, 2004). Klappentext This book re-evaluates the literary history and landscape of third/ninth century Baghdad by demonstrating and emphasising the significance of the important transition from a predominantly oral-aural culture to an increasingly literate and writerly one. Zusammenfassung This book re-evaluates the literary history and landscape of third/ninth century Baghdad by demonstrating and emphasising the significance of the important transition from a predominantly oral-aural culture to an increasingly literate and writerly one. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction  1. From Memory to Written Record  2. Being a Bookman in Baghdad  3. Navigating Partisan Shoals in Writerly Baghdad  4. Writerly Networks of Baghdad  5. Ibn Abi Tahir's Output and Writerly Culture  6. Ibn Abi Tahir's Poetry and Writerly Culture  Conclusion: Revisiting Arabic Literary History

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• Autori: Shawkat M. Toorawa, TOORAWA SHAWKAT M, Toorawa Shawkat M.
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.05.2005
• EAN: 9780415297622
• ISBN: 978-0-415-29762-2
• Pagine: 228
• Serie: Routledgecurzon Studies in Ara; Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures; Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures; Routledgecurzon Studies in Ara; Routledge Studies in Middle Ea
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Middle East / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Society & culture: general, LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, Middle East, Regional Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general, Literature: history and criticism