The Assemblies Of Al Hariri: The Most Renowned Piece Of Pure Literature In Arabic (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781161587630)

""The Assemblies of Al Hariri"" is a famous collection of Arabic literature, considered by many to be the most renowned piece of pure literature in the Arabic language. The book is a collection of fifty stories, each one told by a different character at a gathering or assembly, hence the title. The stories cover a wide range of topics, from love and morality to politics and religion. The book was written by Al Hariri, a 12th-century Arab poet and author, and has been translated into many languages. This particular edition was translated by Charles F. Horne and provides English readers with a chance to experience the beauty and complexity of this important work of Arabic literature.THIS 62 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East: Medieval Arabic, Moorish, and Turkish, by Charles F. Horne. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766100014.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Charles F. Horne,Al Hariri
ISBN-10: 1161587632
ISBN-13: 9781161587630
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2010
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.25d