Prophets, gods and kings in Sirat Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan : an intertextual reading of an Egyptian popular epic /

Prophets, gods and kings in Sirat Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan : an intertextual reading of an Egyptian popular epic /

This book is a literary, intertextual study of an Egyptian popular epic. In this innovative study, Helen Blatherwick investigates how various sources, including Islamic qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʾ ('tales of the prophets'), Pharaonic, Graeco-Roman and Coptic Egyptian myths and narratives, and recensi...

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Main Author: Blatherwick, Helen.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016.

Series: Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures 38.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303935.

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Alexander, > the Great, > 356 B.C.-323 B.C. > Romances > History and criticism.
Sīrat Sayf ibn Dhī Yazan.
Prophets in literature.
Folk literature, Arabic > Egypt > History and criticism.
Kings and rulers in literature.

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