A masterpiece of Arab painting: the 'Schefer' Maqāmāt manuscript in context

The 'Maqamat of al-Hariri' (d.516/122) is one of the best-known works of Arabic literature. Why and how did this impenetrable work of medieval Arabic philology and linguistic acrobatics dressed up as a collection of picaresque tales, become the vehicle for such extraordinarily lively, life...

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1. Verfasser: James, David 1941-2012 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London East & West Publ. 2013
Ausgabe:1. publ.
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Zusammenfassung:The 'Maqamat of al-Hariri' (d.516/122) is one of the best-known works of Arabic literature. Why and how did this impenetrable work of medieval Arabic philology and linguistic acrobatics dressed up as a collection of picaresque tales, become the vehicle for such extraordinarily lively, life-like and technically competent paintings? This book explores this question
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-156) and index
Beschreibung:IX, 219 S. Ill. 27 cm

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