Arabian Hero: Oral Poetry and Narrative Lore from Northern Arabia - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Shāyiʿ Al-Amsaḥ, Marcel Kurpershoek (Editor), Marcel Kurpershoek (Translator)Series:Library of Arabic Literature #102Publish date:10/22/24Pages:312
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9781479834167ISBN-10:1479834165UPC:9781479834167Book Category:Poetry, Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Middle Eastern, Islam, Islamic StudiesBook Topic:HistorySize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SCHEFQZQW0
Arabian Hero: Oral Poetry and Narrative Lore from Northern Arabia
The heroic deeds and words of a warrior poet of northern Arabia
An epic hero and a poet, the semi-legendary Shāyiʿ al-Amsaḥ was a prominent ancestor of the Shammar tribal confederation that stretches across the Great Nafūd desert in the northern Arabian Peninsula. Shāyiʿ's corpus of extant poems are preserved in narratives about his chivalrous exploits transmitted orally for centuries. In this...Series: Library of Arabic Literature #102
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9781479834167ISBN-10:1479834165UPC:9781479834167Book Category:Poetry, Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Middle Eastern, Islam, Islamic StudiesBook Topic:HistorySize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SCHEFQZQW0
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