Arabic Literature and Thought

Arabic Literature and Though contains thought provoking articles viz., Pre-Islamic Arabic Poetry and Poets; Three Arabian Poets of the Classical Period; Some Aspects of Modern Arabic Literature; Arabic Printing Press in Turkey and the Arab East; Rhetorical Criticism in Al-Jahiz’sAl-Bayan Wa Al-Tabyin and Al-Hayawan; Ma’ruf Ar-Rusafi in Jerusalem; Mu’jamu’ I-Musannifin and its Author; A Study of Tahrid Ahl Al-Iman ‘Ala Jihad’ Abdat Al-Sulban; Symbol and Reality in the Writings of Emile Habibi; Al-Farabi on Poetic Syllogisms; Of poets and Poetry: The Islamic Viewpoint; In Memoriam Joseph DeSomogyi (1899-1976); Wit and Hinour in Arabic Literature; Al-Amidi; The Diwan of Abu ‘Ata’ of Sind etc. Students, scholars and academics in the field of comparative religion, literature, philosophy, history and culture will find this volume most useful and informative.