{"product_id":"portrait-of-an-eighth-century-gentleman-jaakko-hzomeen-anttila-9789004729599","title":"Portrait of an Eighth-Century Gentleman: Kh\u0026#257;lid Ibn S\u0026#803;afw\u0026#257;n in History and Literature","description":"\u003ci\u003ePortrait of an Eighth-Century Gentleman. Khālid ibn Ṣafwān in History and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e by Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila is an in-depth study of the eighth-century Umayyad and early Abbasid orator and courtier Khālid ibn Ṣafwān and the development of his character in \u003ci\u003eadab\u003c\/i\u003e literature. The book collects and translates all his sayings and stories about him culled from a wide range of Arabic and Persian texts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the book, Hämeen-Anttila studies the mechanisms of change in early narratives, showing how Arabic anecdotes developed and were modified by a series of authors during both their oral and literary transmission, changing a historical person into a literary character. Detailed chapters discuss Khālid in his various roles and analyse the literary techniques of the stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004729593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004729599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47305565503743,"sku":"9789004729599","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23af0ef3-5413-42ef-a422-57bffcd84dad.jpg?v=1758831237","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/portrait-of-an-eighth-century-gentleman-jaakko-hzomeen-anttila-9789004729599","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}