Overview

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 material, then record and arrange it? This book examines the life and works of Abū Manṣūr al-Thaʿālibī (350–429/961–1039), an eminent anthologist from Nīshāpūr, paying special attention to his magnum opus, Yatīmat al-dahr (The Unique Pearl), and its sequel, Tatimmat al-Yatīma (The Completion of the Yatīma). This book is a direct window on to an anthologist’s workshop in the second half of the fourth/tenth century. It examines the methodological consciousness expressed in Thaʿālibī’s selection and arrangement, and his sophisticated system of internal references and cross-references to other works; how he selected from his contemporaries’ oeuvres; how he sought, recorded, memorized, misplaced, and sometimes lost or forgot his selections; how he scrutinized the authenticity of material, accepting, questioning, or rejecting its attribution; and the errors and inconsistencies that resulted from this process.

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Author:   Bilal Orfali
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   37
Weight:   0.571kg
ISBN:  

9789004316294

ISBN 10:   9004316299
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   23 June 2016
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations List of Illustrations Note on Editions and Manuscripts of the Yatīma and Tatimma 1. The Art of Anthology in Premodern Arabic Literature Anthology and Adab Approaches to the Study of Arabic Literary Anthology in Modern Scholarship Motives for Anthologizing A Map of Arabic Poetry Anthologies 2. Life and Legacy of Thaʿālibī Abū Manṣūr al-Thaʿālibī Legacy of Thaʿālibī Bibliography of Thaʿālibī Printed Authentic Works Printed, Authenticity Doubtful Printed, Authenticity Rejected In Manuscript, Authentic works In Manuscript, Authenticity Uncertain In Manuscript, Authenticity Rejected Works Surviving in Quotations Lost Works 3. An Anthologist at Work: The Organization and Structure of the Yatīma and Tatimma Organization Prominent Litterateurs Courts, Dynasties and Other Patrons Cities and Sub-Regions Critical Awareness in the Organization of the Yatīma and Tatimma Selection of Material The Arrangement of Entries in a Chapter: Proximity and Resemblance References and Cross-References Cross-References References in the Tatimma to the Yatīma References to the Earlier Version of the Yatīma References to Other Works by Thaʿālibī Later Additions to the Yatīma Authenticity and Misattribution Forgotten, Lost, and Inconsistent Material 4. The Sources of Thaʿālibī in Yatīmat al-Dahr and Tatimmat al-Yatīma Written Sources Dīwāns Books Other Written Media Oral/Aural Sources Main Guarantors in the Yatīma Main Guarantors in the Tatimma Conclusion 5. Material within the Entry Categorization and Arrangement of Material within Entries The Biographical Summary Dates Deaths of Poets Religious Views Training and Education Professions Families of Litterateurs Characterization of Litterateurs and Their Literary Oeuvres Geographical Context Social Context Historical Context Comparing Litterateurs Knowledge of Persian Relations between Contemporaries Physical and Character Features Patronage Patron-Littérateur Relations Admission to a Court Meeting a Patron Leaving a Court Prison Incidents and Stories Description of Courtly Majālis Evaluating Literary Production Conclusion Appendix 1: Outline of the Yatīma and Tatimma Appendix 2: Sources of Yatīmat al-Dahr Appendix 3: Sources of Tatimmat al-Yatīma Appendix 4: Comparisons between Poets Bibliography Index

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. 16 1437\21 2016 13720 Maryam Mishtawi, Al-Sharq al-Awsat, 21 June 2016, issue 13720

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Bilal Orfali, Ph.D. (2009), Yale University, is associate professor of Arabic studies at the American University of Beirut. He is editor of In the Shadow of Arabic (Brill, 2011); Sufism, Black and White, with Nada Saab (Brill, 2012); The Comfort of the Mystics, with Gerhard Böwering (Brill, 2013); and The Book of Noble Character, with Ramzi Baalbaki (Brill, 2015).

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