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Author:

Kritzeck, James.

Title:

Anthology of Islamic literature : from the rise of Islam to modern times / with an introduction and commentaries by James Kritzeck.

Edition:

1st Meridian printing.

Publisher:

Penguin Group,

Copyright Date:

c1964

Description:

vii, 379 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Arabic literature--Translations into English.
Persian literature--Translations into English.
Islamic countries--Literary collections.

Notes:

A Meridian book. Includes bibliographical references (p. 378-379).

Contents:

Introduction -- Transliteration -- Islamic proper names -- Islamic dates -- The Koran : scripyure and literature ; Meccan chapters ; Medinan chapters -- Earlt Arabic poetry ; The odes of Amru al-Qays, Labid, and Tarafah ; Poems from early anthologies -- Proverbs -- The age of the Caliphs (632-1050): Historical summary ; The monkey and the tortoise / Ibn al-Muqaffa ; The Prophet Mohammed / Ibn Ishaq ; The new poets ; Clever sayings / Al-Jahiz ; Flies and mosquitos / Al-Jahiz ; The crucifixion of a mystic / Al-Hallaj ; Two poems / Rudaki ; Lauds / Al-Mutananbbi ; Sufi sayings / Al-Kalabadhi ; Rustam and Sohrab / Firdawsi ; Doubts / Al-Maarri ; Falling in love / Ibn Hazm ; Anxiety / Ibn Hazm ; Moorish poetry -- Turks, Franks, and Mongols (1050-1350): Historical summary ; Advice to governors / Nizam al-Mulk ; The purchase of slaves / Kai Kaus ; Quatrains / Umar Khayyam ; Confessions of a troubled believer / Al-Ghazzali ; Encounters in Oriental cities / Al-Hariri ; Stories about Persian poets / Samarqandi ; Alone on a desert island / Ibn Tufayl ; A Moslem view of the Crusaders / Usamah ; A pilgrimage to Mecca / Ibn Jubayr ; Star-crossed lovers / Nizami ; The demon and the sage / Al-Warawini ; The bird paliament / Attar ; Love poems / Rumi ; Illustrations / Rumi ; Morals / Sadi -- Islam's new world (1350-1800): Historical summary ; The Maldive Islands / Ibn Battutah ; Ten odes / Hafiz ; Group solidarity / Ibn Khaldun ; Conversations with Tamerlane / Ibn Khaldun ; Antar slays a lion / The romance of Antar ; The tale of the three apples / The thousand and one nights ; Maruf the cobbler / The thousand and one nights ; The women of Memphis / Jami ; Memoirs of a conqueror / Babur ; Mughal poetry ; Tobacco and coffee / Hajji Khalifah ; Bribery / Sari Mehmed Pasha ; Ottoman poetry ; The bloody poplar / Karagöz.

ISBN:

9780452008793 (pbk.)
0452008794 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)39623901

Locations:

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)