Realms of Strangers: Readers, Language, and Trickery in Maqāmāt al-Ḥarīrī

Sinopsis del libro

This is a book about strangeness and strangers in the Maqāmāt of Ḥarīrī, an Arabic compendium of literary fiction from the 6th/12th century, featuring in fifty episodic narratives an intellectual pursuing a trickster to collect his rare words, sophisticated compositions, and curious accounts. Strangeness is a key…