A comprehensive introductory survey of literary texts in Arabic, from their unknown beginnings in the fifth century CE to the present day. The text emphasizes m... » 

A comprehensive introductory survey of literary texts in Arabic, from their unknown beginnings in the fifth century CE to the present day. The text emphasizes major genres of Arabic literature, covering Islam's sacred text, the Qur'an, and a range of poetry, narrative prose, drama and criticism. «