{"product_id":"the-anthologists-art-orfali-9789004316294","title":"The Anthologist's Art: Ab\u0026#363; Man\u0026#7779;\u0026#363;r Al-Tha\u0026#703;\u0026#257;lib\u0026#299; And His Yat\u0026#299;mat Al-Dahr","description":"Why did premodern authors in the Arabic-Islamic culture compile literary anthologies, and why were these works remarkably popular? How can an anthology that consists of reproduced material be original and creative, and serve various literary and political ends? How did anthologists select their material, then record and arrange it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines the life and works of Abū Manṣūr al-Thaʿālibī (350-429\/961-1039), an eminent anthologist from Nīshāpūr, paying special attention to his magnum opus, \u003ci\u003eYatīmat al-dahr\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Unique Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e), and its sequel, \u003ci\u003eTatimmat al-Yatīma\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Completion of the Yatīma\u003c\/i\u003e). This book is a direct window on to an anthologist's workshop in the second half of the fourth\/tenth century. It examines the methodological consciousness expressed in Thaʿālibī's selection and arrangement, and his sophisticated system of internal references and cross-references to other works; how he selected from his contemporaries' oeuvres; how he sought, recorded, memorized, misplaced, and sometimes lost or forgot his selections; how he scrutinized the authenticity of material, accepting, questioning, or rejecting its attribution; and the errors and inconsistencies that resulted from this process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bilal Orfali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004316299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004316294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Bilal Orfali","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44075251794175,"sku":"9789004316294","price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26a8b855-6f3c-48b8-a7b5-b57311ac8b07.jpg?v=1685458473","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-anthologists-art-orfali-9789004316294","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}