Hilary Kilpatrick: 1 book
Making the Great Book of Songs
Compilation and the Author's Craft in Abû I-Faraj al-Isbahânî's Kitâb al-aghânî
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
This is the first systematic literary study of one of the masterpieces of classical Arabic literature, the fourth/tenth century Kitâb al-aghânî (The Book of Songs) by Abû I-Faraj al-Isbahânî. Until now the twenty-four volume Book of Songs has been regarded as a rather chaotic but priceless mine...
