The anthologist's art : : Abu Mansur al-Tha'alibi and his Yatimat al-dahr / / by Bilal Orfali.

Why did premodern authors in the Arabic-Islamic culture compile literary anthologies, and why were these works remarkably popular? How can an anthology that consists of reproduced material be original and creative, and serve various literary and political ends? How did anthologists select their mate...

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Superior document:Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures, Volume 37
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, [Netherlands] ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016.
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Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Brill studies in Middle Eastern literatures ; Volume 37.
Physical Description:1 online resource (291 pages) :; illustrations.
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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