The adventures of Sayf ben Dhi Yazan : an Arab folk epic /

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The military adventures of a king of Yemen as he battles monsters, ghosts and Ethiopian Christians, and his romantic interlude in the City of Maidens. An Arabic folk tale of unknown authorship, written in prose and poetry.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Jayyusi, Lena
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Arabic
Publicado: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, c1996.
Temas:
Folk literature, Arabic > Translations into English.
18.72 classical Arabic language and literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Middle Eastern.
Folk literature, Arabic.
Translations.
Translations (form)
Epics (texts)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • THE ADVENTURES OF Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan AN ARAB FOLK EPIC
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION
  • THE ADVENTURES OF Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan
  • 1 KING DHI YAZAN
  • 2 WAHSH AL-FALA
  • 3 THE QUEST FOR THE BOOK OF THE NILE
  • 4 SCHEMES &amp
  • REVELATIONS
  • 5 THE SWORD
  • 6 WEDDINGS
  • 7 GHOULS &amp
  • GIANTS
  • 8 KINGS &amp
  • MAGICIANS
  • 9 AILMENTS &amp
  • REMEDIES
  • 10 THE GARDEN OF DELIGHTS
  • 11 THE GREAT BATTLE
  • 12 RETRIBUTION
  • 13 THE CITY OF MAIDENS
  • GLOSSARY OF NAMES AND PLACES
  • APPENDIX: PAGE REFERENCES TO ARABIC TEXT
  • CONTRIBUTORS
  • MOTIF INDEX.

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