The thirsty sword : Sirat Antar and the Arabic popular epic /

Explores the popular epic of Arabic storytelling by focusing on a particular example, The Life Story of 'Antar, purporting to recount the life of the famous pre-Islamic Arab poet and warrior.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heath, Peter, 1949-2014
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, ©1996.
Temas:
ʻAntarah ibn Shaddād, > active 6th century > Legends.
ʻAntarah ibn Shaddād, > active 6th century
ʻAntar (Romance)
Arabic literature.
Littérature arabe.
LITERARY CRITICISM > African.
Arabic literature
Sīrat ʻAntar (anoniem)
Legends
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The Modern "Discovery" of Sirat Antar
  • 2. The History of Antara, Antar, and Sirat Antar
  • 3. The Narration of Sirat Antar
  • 4. Literary Context and Literary History
  • 5. The Heroic Cycle
  • 6. Use of the Heroic Cycle: Compositional Principles
  • 7. Compositional Models and Description
  • 8. Compositional Models and Narrative Generation: The Battle Scene
  • 9. The Uses of History
  • 10. Directions for Future Research
  • App. I. A Summary of Sirat Antar
  • App. II. Sirat Antar in Manuscript and Print
  • App. III. Introduction to the Topkapi Manuscript (no. 1145)
  • App. IV. Lion Descriptions
  • App. V. The Lion Fight Scene.

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