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Article: An Introduction to Arabic Literature. (Arabic).
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- World Literature Today
- Article date:
- June 22, 2001
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Roger Allen An Introduction to Arabic Literature New York. Cambridge University Press 2000. xxi + 263 pages $59.95 ($21.95 paper) ISBN 0-521-77230-3 (77657-0 paper)
To WRITE, even an introduction, on Arabic literature from its beginning to the present day is a formidable undertaking, but Roger Allen proves up to the task. A longtime scholar in the field of Arabic studies, Allen has given "the general reader" here a clear and systematic treatment of the subject at hand. The book begins with a brief chapter on definitions and methodology. The second chapter deals with the physical, linguistic, historical, and intellectual contexts of the literary genres of poetry, ...