About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherWiener Publishers, Incorporated, Markus

ISBN-101558762159

ISBN-139781558762152

eBay Product ID (ePID)839841

Product Key Features

Number of Pages200 Pages

Publication NameBook of Strangers : Medieval Arabic Graffiti on the Theme of Nostalgia

LanguageEnglish

SubjectMiddle Eastern, Graffiti & Street Art, Poetry

Publication Year2000

TypeTextbook

AuthorPatricia Crone, Shmuel Moreh

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Art, Poetry

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight11.2 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal892.7/1308

SynopsisA tenth-century Iraqi longing for the happy days of the past took to collecting verse graffiti left behind by travelers and others who did not feel at home where they were in order to console himself. Some of the graffiti he had come across himself; others he had only heard about or read in books, and many of them clearly belong in the realm of fiction. But all voiced sentiments similar to his own. The result of his pastime was a little book, at once sad and irreverent, that conjures up his nostalgic mood in a manner not attempted before or since in Arabic literature, rich in nostalgic poetry though it is. The Book of Strangers offers a translation of this work and a discussion of both its authorship, traditionally credited to the famous anthologist Abu 'l Faraj al-Isfahani, and its cultural context. The book is intended for specialists and lay readers alike. The translation is accompanied by a commentary identifying people, places, and other matters; and though the discussion of the author and his cultural context is necessarily more technical, specialist knowledge is not taken for granted., A 10th century Iraqi took to collecting verse graffiti left behind by travellers. The result of his pastime was a little book that conjures up his nostalgic mood in a manner rarely attempted in Arabic literature. This work offers a translation of his work and discusses its cultural context.

LC Classification NumberPJ7653.A3313 2000