History and memory in the Abbasid Caliphate: writing the past in medieval Arabic literature

"Abu Bakr al-Suli was a noted polymath and table companion in the courts of three Abbasid caliphs. In addition to his work as observer of the court, he is perhaps best known for his poetry - which would have a long-lasting influence on Arabic literature - historiographical insight and skill as...

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Main Author: Osti, Letizia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney I.B. Tauris 2022
Series:The early and medieval Islamic world
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Online Access:DE-12
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DE-706
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Summary:"Abu Bakr al-Suli was a noted polymath and table companion in the courts of three Abbasid caliphs. In addition to his work as observer of the court, he is perhaps best known for his poetry - which would have a long-lasting influence on Arabic literature - historiographical insight and skill as a chess player. Letizia Osti here provides the first full-length English-language study devoted to al-Suli. In so doing, she sheds light onto broader questions, such as: How did the Abbasid court make sense of the past? What was the importance of written culture? And book collecting? What does 'historiography' mean in a medieval Islamic context?"
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 183 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781838600556
9781838600570
DOI:10.5040/9781838600556

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