{"product_id":"history-and-memory-in-the-letizia-osti-9781788319232","title":"History and Memory in the Abbasid Caliphate: Writing the Past in Medieval Arabic Literature","description":"Abu Bakr al-Suli was a noted polymath and table companion in the courts of three Abbasid caliphs. In addition to his work as observer of the court, he is perhaps best known for his poetry - which would have a long-lasting influence on Arabic literature - historiographical insight and skill as a chess player. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLetizia Osti here provides the first full-length English-language study devoted to al-Suli. In so doing, she sheds light onto broader questions, such as: How did the Abbasid court make sense of the past? What was the importance of written culture? And book collecting? What does 'historiography' mean in a medieval Islamic context?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Letizia Osti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1788319230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788319232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Letizia Osti","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074871750911,"sku":"9781788319232","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b4a31cfa-ba7f-41ab-90ff-ec1c49390fa1.jpg?v=1685456263","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-and-memory-in-the-letizia-osti-9781788319232","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}