This work considers how Arab and Islamic culinary culture may be represented in literary forms. Scholars of the medieval Islamic period are aware of the importance of food and wine as themes in literature. The author aims to tease the most out of the relevant texts as well as enabling the reader to enjoy a panorama of medieval Arabo-Islamic culture from an unexpected perspective.
This work considers how Arab and Islamic culinary culture may be represented in literary forms. Scholars of the medieval Islamic period are aware of t...
Scholars of the medieval Islamic period are aware of the importance of food and wine as themes in literature. Geert Jan van Gelder's witty and subtle approach teases the most out of the relevant texts as well as giving a panorama of the culture.
Scholars of the medieval Islamic period are aware of the importance of food and wine as themes in literature. Geert Jan van Gelder's witty and subtle ...
A major translation achievement, this anthology presents a rich assortment of classical Arabic poems and literary prose, from pre-Islamic times until the 18th century, with short introductions to guide non-specialist students and informative endnotes and bibliography for advanced scholars. Both entertaining and informative, Classical Arabic Literature ranges from the early Bedouin poems with their evocation of desert life to refined urban lyrical verse, from tender love poetry to sonorous eulogy and vicious lampoon, and from the heights of mystical rapture to the frivolity of comic verse....
A major translation achievement, this anthology presents a rich assortment of classical Arabic poems and literary prose, from pre-Islamic times until ...
