T antara (2 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Contemporary full calf, expertly rebacked; spine with five raised bands, compartments with central gilt ornament and horizontal double fillets; boards with double filleted borders, matching marbled pasted and free endpapers, all edges uncut. , Chiefly according to the Mss. of Paris, Gotha and Leyden and the collection of their fragments, with a list of the various readings of the text. Text is in Arabic, with a lengthy appendix in English and Arabic. This compilation of the Divans of six notable Arab poets is an exceptional example of poetic work: They are among the first Arabic poets, and the pieces included here are truly indispensable parts of Arabic literature and history. This compilation, long out of print, is the recognized point of introduction to these poets. Considered as the authoritative scholar on early Arabic poetry, Ahlwardt?s has maintained his importance over the years since the original printing of this work. Wilhelm Theodor Ahlwardt (1828-1909) was born into an intellectual family, being the son of famous philologist Wilhelm Christian Ahlwardt. He studied oriental languages, first at Greifswald, then Göttingen, and futher Arabic languages at the Sorbonne in Paris. Employed as a librarian in Gotha and Paris, he eventually became a ?Privatdozent? at Greifswald University, teaching and writing several important works on Arabic poetry. With imprint on the Arabic title: G?raifizwald [Greifswald] 1869. Text in Arabic; with additional text in English. , Size : Quarto (237x155mm), Ex-libris stamp of Seminaire St. Anne , Arabic text 224; new English appendix 114. Very good condition. Last two leaves with an old repaired tear.…