03624nam 22006012 450 991082788690332120160914163905.01-4744-0096-50-7486-9275-410.1515/9780748692750(CKB)3710000000133920(EBL)1717556(SSID)ssj0001262380(PQKBManifestationID)11774928(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001262380(PQKBWorkID)11215899(PQKB)10886175(UkCbUP)CR9780748692750(StDuBDS)EDZ0000985604(MiAaPQ)EBC1717556(DE-B1597)615762(DE-B1597)9780748692750(OCoLC)1301549736(EXLCZ)99371000000013392020150518d2014|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe reader in al-Jāḥiẓ the epistolary rhetoric of an Arabic prose master /Thomas Hefter[electronic resource]Edinburgh :Edinburgh University Press,2014.1 online resource (vii, 277 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Edinburgh studies in classical Arabic literatureTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Sep 2016).0-7486-9274-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The Addressee and the Occasion of Writing -- 2. Epistolary Confrontations and Dialectics of Parody -- 3. Undisclosed Origins and Homelands -- 4. Faulting Misers in the Introduction to Kitāb al-Bukhalāʾ -- 5. Passive Addressee and Critical Reader in the Abū al-ʿĀṣ/Ibn al-Tawʾam Debate -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- IndexThe 9th-century essayist, theologian and encyclopaedist Amr b. Bahr al-Jahiz has long been acknowledged as a master of early Arabic prose writing. Many of his most engaging writings were clearly intended for a broad readership but were presented as letters to individuals. Despite the importance and quantity of these letters, surprisingly little academic notice has been paid to them. Now, Thomas Hefter takes a new approach in interpreting some of al-Jahiz's 'epistolary monographs'. By focussing on the varying ways in which he wrote to the addressee, Hefter shows how al-Jahiz hid his conversations on the page in order to guide (or manipulate) his actual readers and encourage them to engage with his complex materials. Key Features * Looks at letters from one of the most unique minds of the Abbasid era that cover sectarian and ethnic rivalries, ethical questions, intoxicating beverages and daily life *Relates al-Jahiz's experiments with the letter frame to his views on occupations, human geography and other issues of his day *Examines the role of self-parody in al-Jahiz's fictional conversations with his addressees *Explores the rich interplay of contending voicesEdinburgh studies in classical Arabic literature.Books and readingIslamic EmpireArabic literature750-1258History and criticismIslamic EmpireIntellectual lifeBooks and readingArabic literatureHistory and criticism.892/.783408Hefter Thomas H.1610077UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910827886903321The reader in al-Jāḥiẓ3937648UNINA