By addressing various aspects of the Qur'an's linguistic and historical context and offering close readings of selected passages in the light of Jewish, Christian, and ancient Arabic literature, the volume seeks to stimulate a new interaction between literary and historical scholarship.
By addressing various aspects of the Qur'an's linguistic and historical context and offering close readings of selected passages in the light of Jewis...
Angelika Neuwirth, Andreas Pflitsch, Barbara Winckler
-The coverage of the region is admirable in terms of both geographical spread and literary genre. . . . This collection of articles, carefully grouped around specific themes and the authors who invoke them, is an important contribution to the study of modern Arabic literature.---Professor Roger Allen
Arabic Literature: Postmodern Perspectives introduces the work of twenty-nine pivotal authors from the Arab world writing in Arabic, English, French, and Hebrew. Organized around the central themes of memory, place, and gender, each of which is discussed in an introductory essay,...
-The coverage of the region is admirable in terms of both geographical spread and literary genre. . . . This collection of articles, carefully grou...
