
Literary History Of The Arabs
Reynold A. Nicholson(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 13. July 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
540 pages
978-0-7007-0336-4 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 2004. This is an edited version of 'A Literary History of the Arabs', published in 1907 by the author to include more useful information and accuracies and is meant for students of Arabic
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
753 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7007-0336-4 (9780700703364)
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Person
British scholar, translator, and writer on Islamic mysticism and literature, Reynold Alleyne Nicholson (1868-1945). He was raised in Keighley, England, attended Cambridge University for his undergraduate studies, and then he taught Persian and Arabic at the Universities of Cambridge and London. The writings of Rumi, the famous Persian poet and Sufi mystic, particularly his greatest work, "The Masnavi," are best known through Nicholson's translations. In addition, he translated and published analyses of other Sufi poets and thinkers including Attar, Hafiz, and Ibn Arabi. Nicholson's research on Islamic mysticism was esteemed in his day and is still seen as being significant now. He made a great contribution to the understanding of Sufism in the West by highlighting its intellectual and spiritual aspects and dispelling myths and stereotypes. The famous Edward Cadbury Medal was given to Nicholson in 1936. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society and the recipient of various honors and accolades for his contributions. Up to the time of his death in 1945, he kept up his writing and teaching careers and left behind a body of profound research on Islamic literature and mysticism.
Content
INTRODUCTION I. SABA AND HIMYAR II. THE HISTORY AND LEGENDS OF THE PAGAN ARABS III. PRE?ISLAMIC POETRY, MANNERS, AND RELIGION IV, THE PROPHET AND THE KORAN V. THE ORTHODOX CALIPHATE AND THE UMAYYAD DYNASTY VI. THE CALIPHS OF BAGHDAD VII. POETRY, LITERATURE, AND SCIENCE IN THE 'ABBASID PERIOD VIII, ORTHODOXY, FREE-THOUGHT, AND MYSTICISM IX. THE ARABS IN EUROPE X. FROM THE MONGOL INVASION TO THE PRESENT DAY