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The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan

Name: The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan
Author: Lena Jayyusi

An Arab Folk Epic

Lena Jayyusi,

336 pages
English
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eBook - PDF

The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan

An Arab Folk Epic

Lena Jayyusi,

About this book

"A charming and agreeable surprise . . . A welcome gift to Western readers." —Kirkus Reviews

"Editor Jayyusi offers a major example of the Arabic folk epics or romances called siras . . . The siras are full of heroic adventures, exotic landscapes, love affairs, friendships, supernatural dangers, magical spells, and great Arab heroes. . . . " —Library Journal

"This text should find its place alongside the translations of other epic traditions of the world as a text well suited for use in university courses on the Middle East, world literature, epic, and folklore." —Journal of Arabic Literature

This colorful panorama recounts the fantastic tales of a sixth-century Arab king and offers unusual perspectives on gender, religion, race, and ethnicity. Composed between the 13th and 16th centuries and presented here in English for the first time.

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