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OverviewThis book fills a long-standing gap in Arabic-Islamic studies. Following the informative and entertaining style of adab literature and based on a large number of relevant sources from a wide range of genres, Hasan Shuraydi presents a panoramic view of relevant themes that concern youth and old age in Medieval Arabic literature intended for both specialists and non-specialists. A pattern of binary oppositions runs through such themes, e.g., black/white, male/female, husband/wife, sacred/profane, paradise/this world, ignorance/wisdom, past/present, young/old, new/old, health/disease, sappy/dry, permitted/forbidden, lust/chastity, obedience/disobedience, experience/inexperience, folly/reason, sobriety/intoxication, parent/child, celibacy/marriage, present life/hereafter. Themes discussed include: aging, ambition, aphrodisiacs, beauty, education, feminist trends, hair dyeing, homosexuality, honoring age, jihad, life stages, longevity, love, marriage, sex. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hasan ShuraydiPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 107 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.802kg ISBN: 9789004271609ISBN 10: 9004271600 Pages: 426 Publication Date: 12 September 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1: Toward a Definition of the Ages of Man Chapter 2: The Age of Beauty Chapter 3: Youthful Pleasures and Repentance Chapter 4: Lament for Lost Youth Chapter 5: Intellectual Pursuits Chapter 6: Code of Conduct Chapter 7: Marriage and Sexuality Chapter 8: Religio-Political Leadership and the Promise of Paradise Chapter 9: Rejuvenation and Paradisiacal Youth Concluding Remarks Appendix A: Rhetorical Devices Appendix B: Monographs Apparently Lost Bibliography General IndexReviews[This book] is done with great love, sympathy, and understanding, and the language, English though it is, is commensurate. It gives a wonderfully realistic view of the people and society which produced these sentiments in prose and poetry. We complained that such a book on youth and old age in Arabic did not exist--now it does. Rosenthal would have been proud of it, no doubt, and perhaps also a bit jealous. Dimitri Gutas, Yale University .. the volume lives up to Rosenthal's masterpieces... This beautifully written volume will be easier reading for those familiar with Arabic writers and literature, but it is worth the effort for those who are not. Summing up: Recommended. S. Ward in Choice53.3 (November 2015) doi: 10.5860/CHOICE.190998 ...ein schones Buch, das wohl auch Rosenthal gefallen hatte. Ewald Wagner in Der Islam 94.1 (2017), 304-308. DOI 10.1515/islam-2017-2018 This beautifully written volume will be easier reading for those familiar with Arabic writers and literature, but it is worth the effort for those who are not. Summing up: Recommended. S. Ward in Choice53.3 (November 2015) doi: 10.5860/CHOICE.190998 Author InformationHasan Shuraydi, Ph.D. (1970) in Arabic-Islamic studies, Yale University. He had a career in translation/revision at the United Nations in NY and Geneva. He developed a less constrained style that suits such an apropos subject and targets a wide readership. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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