ISBN:
9780748645039
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9780748654208
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9780748689484
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0748689486
Language:
English
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French, Old (ca. 842-1400)
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 254 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Lyons, M.C. (Malcolm Cameron) Man of wiles in popular Arabic literature
Keywords:
Folk literature, Arabic History and criticism
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Tricksters in literature
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Littérature populaire arabe - Histoire et critique
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Tricksters dans la littérature
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SOCIAL SCIENCE - Folklore & Mythology
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LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern
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Folk literature, Arabic
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Criticism, interpretation, etc
Abstract:
The Man of Wiles - terrorist or saint? The Man of Wiles (otherwise known as the Master Thief, the Trickster or the Fool) appears in every hero cycle within classical Arabic literature - proof of this figure's popularity with the audiences of Arab story-tellers. He embodies views acceptable to an otherwise inarticulate part of the population, allowing Islam to be treated in a paradoxical and sometimes humorous light in contrast to conventional piety. And he shares with Odysseus not only his wiles but his function as 'the sacker of cities', redressing the idea that classical Arabic literature is unrelated to anything outside its own borders. The study of this popular form sets out in detail the recorded lives of these Men of Wiles for those to whom the original texts are not available
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter I. Section 1. Ali al-Zaibaq --- Section 2. Sirat Antar ---- Chapter 2. Section 1. Qissat al-Zir Salim --- Section 2. Sirat Bani Hilal ---- Chapter 3. Section 1. Hamzat al-Pahlawan --- Section 2. Qissat Firuz Shah --- Section 3. Saif b. Dhi Yazan ---- Chapter 4. Dhat al-Himma ---- Chapter 5. Section 1. Sirat Baibars --- Section 2. Shiha ---- Chapter 6. Analysis and Conclusion.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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In English; occasional phrases in Old French with English translations
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