The 9th-century essayist, theologian and encyclopaedist Amr b. Bahr al-Jahiz has long been acknowledged as a master of early Arabic prose writing. Many of his most engaging writings were clearly intended for a broad readership but were presented as letters to individuals. Despite the importance and...

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1. Verfasser:	Hefter, Thomas H. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2014
Schriftenreihe:	Edinburgh studies in classical Arabic literature
Schlagworte:	Jāḥiẓ / -868 or 869 / Criticism and interpretation Jāḥiẓ / -868 or 869 / Technique Ǧāḥiẓ, ʿAmr Ibn-Baḥr al- > 776-869 Books and reading / Islamic Empire Arabic literature / 750-1258 / History and criticism Islamic Empire / Intellectual life
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	The 9th-century essayist, theologian and encyclopaedist Amr b. Bahr al-Jahiz has long been acknowledged as a master of early Arabic prose writing. Many of his most engaging writings were clearly intended for a broad readership but were presented as letters to individuals. Despite the importance and quantity of these letters, surprisingly little academic notice has been paid to them. Now, Thomas Hefter takes a new approach in interpreting some of al-Jahiz's 'epistolary monographs'. By focussing on the varying ways in which he wrote to the addressee, Hefter shows how al-Jahiz hid his conversations on the page in order to guide (or manipulate) his actual readers and encourage them to engage with his complex materials. Key Features * Looks at letters from one of the most unique minds of the Abbasid era that cover sectarian and ethnic rivalries, ethical questions, intoxicating beverages and daily life *Relates al-Jahiz's experiments with the letter frame to his views on occupations, human geography and other issues of his day *Examines the role of self-parody in al-Jahiz's fictional conversations with his addressees *Explores the rich interplay of contending voices
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Sep 2016)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (vii, 277 pages)
ISBN:	9780748692750