The raven and the falcon : youth versus old age in medieval Arabic literature / / Hasan Shuraydi
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| Autore: |
Shuraydi Hasan
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| Titolo: |
The raven and the falcon : youth versus old age in medieval Arabic literature / / Hasan Shuraydi
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| Pubblicazione: | Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 892.7/090034 |
| Soggetto topico: | Arabic literature - 750-1258 - History and criticism |
| Arabic literature - 1258-1800 - History and criticism | |
| Old age in literature | |
| Aging in literature | |
| Youth in literature | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Toward a Definition of the Ages of Man -- 2 The Age of Beauty -- 3 Youthful Pleasures and Repentance -- 4 Lament for Lost Youth -- 5 Intellectual Pursuits -- 6 Code of Conduct -- 7 Marriage and Sexuality -- 8 Religio-Political Leadership and the Promise of Paradise -- 9 Rejuvenation and Paradisiacal Youth -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendix A: Rhetorical Devices -- Appendix B: Monographs Apparently Lost -- Bibliography -- General Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The raven and the falcon |
| ISBN: | 90-04-27895-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910787936503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Islamic history and civilization ; ; Volume 107.