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9780874805154 Academic Inspection Copy

Thirsty Sword

Sirat 'Antar and the Arabic Epic
  • ISBN-13: 9780874805154
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PRESS
  • By Peter Heath
  • Price: AUD $131.00
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 01/03/1997
  • Format: Hardback (240.00mm X 0.00mm) 344 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Literature & literary studies [D]
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Explores the popular epic of Arabic storytelling by focusing on a particular example, The Life Story of 'Antar, purporting to recount the life of the famous pre-Islamic Arab poet and warrior. Considers the poem in the context of Arabic oral tradition and the storytelling of other Islamic peoples, in
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