Exploring Arab Folk Literature

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

Av Pierre Cachia, Columbia University) Cachia, Pierre (Professor Emeritus

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This collection of Pierre Cachia's pioneering essays explore the character and range of Arab folk literature. Arranged into three sections, Cachia looks first at historical developments in the relationship between Arab folk literature and that of the elite, the gradual elaboration of certain genres, and the producers of folk literature. He then devotes a substantial section to the consideration of single or related texts. Finally he searches for evidence of social and cultural implications and for differences of attitudes of folk and elite towards sensitive issues.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-09-30
Mått156 x 234 x 20 mm
Vikt1 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9780748640867

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