{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-arabic-literature-paperback","title":"Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Scott Meisami\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePaul Starkey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of Arabic Literature\u003c\/em\u003e is an authoritative reference source on the most important authors, works, genres, key terms, concepts and issues in the Arabic literary tradition. The \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e covers the classical (pre-Islamic to 1258), transitional (1258-1798) and modern periods within a single work. In over 1300 separately-authored entries, many of the world's experts combine current research with traditional study to provide authoritative analysis and commentary on a wide range of areas. These include major authors, important works, and a variety of literary terms. Also covered are forms such as poetry, drama and newspaper writing and key critical concepts of Arabic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulie Scott Meisami\u003c\/strong\u003e studied Arabic, Persian and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley. From 1971 to 1980 she lived and taught in Tehran, Iran, and from 1980 to 1985 at Berkeley. Since July 1985 she has been Lecturer in Persian at the University of Oxford. Her research centres on medieval Arabic and Persian poetry and poetics and historiography. She is co-editor of \u003cem\u003eEdebiyât^: The Journal of Middle Eastern Literatures\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Starkey\u003c\/strong\u003e worked as Librarian in the Middle Eastern section at the University of Durham before becoming Lecturer in Arabic there in 1989. His main research interest is in modern Egyptian prose literature; his study of Tawfiq al-Hakim entitled \u003cem\u003eFrom the Ivory Tower\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 1988, and he is currently working on a study of the contemporary Egyptian novel. He is a former editor of the \u003cem\u003eBritish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 876\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9.6 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48819451199736,"sku":"9780415571135","price":196.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/3bitSd38Jl9780415571135.webp?v=1780620626","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/encyclopedia-of-arabic-literature-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}