The Raven and the Falcon: Youth Versus Old Age in Medieval Arabic Literature: 107 (Islamic History and Civilization, 107) - Hardcover

"[This book] is done with great love, sympathy, and understanding, and the language, English though it is, is commensurate. It gives a wonderfully realistic view of the people and society which produced these sentiments in prose and poetry. We complained that such a book on youth and old age in Arabic did not exist--now it does. Rosenthal would have been proud of it, no doubt, and perhaps also a bit jealous."
Dimitri Gutas, Yale University

".. the volume lives up to Rosenthal's masterpieces... This beautifully written volume will be easier reading for those familiar with Arabic writers and literature, but it is worth the effort for those who are not. Summing up: Recommended."
S. Ward in Choice53.3 (November 2015)
doi: 10.5860/CHOICE.190998

"...ein schönes Buch, das wohl auch Rosenthal gefallen hätte."
Ewald Wagner in Der Islam 94.1 (2017), 304-308.
DOI 10.1515/islam-2017-2018

Islamic History and Civilization. Studies and Texts stra the wide world of Islam, from its earliest appearance until pre-modern times, and from its western to its eastern boundaries. The series provides space for diachronic studies of a dynasty or region, research into individual themes or issues, annotated translations and text editions, and conference proceedings related to Islamic history