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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المؤلف الرئيسي: Blatherwick, Helen.

التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني

اللغة: English

منشور في: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016.

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

الموضوعات:

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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رقم الطلب: PJ7760.S53

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جدول المحتويات:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Text
  • 2 The Prophets: Islamic Legend in Sīrat Sayf
  • 3 The Gods: Sīrat Sayf and Ancient Egyptian Myth
  • 4 The King: Sīrat Sayf and the Alexander Romance
  • 5 Intertextual Dialogue in the Diversion of the Nile
  • Appendix: Glossary of Principal Characters
  • Bibliography
  • Index.