Exploring Arab Folk Literature

by Pierre Cachia

The character and range of Arab folk literature are investigated by Pierre Cachia in this collection of his pioneering essays in the field. Arranged into three sections, Cachia looks first at historical developments in the relationship between Arab folk literature and that of the elite, the gradual elaboration of certain genres, and the producers of folk literature. He then devotes a substantial section to the consideration of single or related texts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074864086X
• ISBN13: 9780748640867
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher