{"product_id":"makamat-of-al-hariri-of-abu-mohammed-al-qasim-ali-al-hariri-9781850771418","title":"Makamat of Al Hariri of Basra","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbu Mohammed Al-Qasim Ali, known as Al Hariri of Basra was an eleventh-century Arab merchant, grammarian and writer, who continued and developed a literary genre initiated by the Great Hamadhani.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe works of Al Hariri are considered among the classics of Arabian literature, representing a formal literary style incorporating a series of stories in rhymed prose, woven round the characters of a narrator and his amusing companion who turns up in many disguises. these stories, or \"Rhetorical Anecdotes\" form the collection known as the Makamat (\"Assemblies\"), in this context taken to mean \"discourse\" or \"conversation\". they embody a precise literary form in which the subject matter is subordinate to the style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition contains a comprehensive study of the life and works of Al Hariri, and includes copious annotations essential for the modern reader's appreciation of the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abu Mohammed Al-Qasim Ali Al Hariri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1850771413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781850771418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Darf Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.31d","brand":"Abu Mohammed Al-Qasim Ali Al Hariri","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46974448992511,"sku":"9781850771418","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d54dc70c-c459-4649-8d20-890419bc0843.jpg?v=1750875058","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/makamat-of-al-hariri-of-abu-mohammed-al-qasim-ali-al-hariri-9781850771418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}