The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan by Lena Jayyusi, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan by Lena Jayyusi, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

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The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan by Lena Jayyusi, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

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A charming and agreeable surprise . . . A welcome gift to Western readers. ?Kirkus Reviews"Editor Jayyusi offers a major example of the Arabic folk epics or romances called siras . . . The siras are full of heroic adventures, exotic landscapes, love affairs, friendships, supernatural dangers, magical spells, and great Arab heroes. . . . " ?Library Journal"This text should find its place alongside the translations of other epic traditions of the world as a text well suited for use in university courses on the Middle East, world literature, epic, and folklore." ?Journal of Arabic LiteratureThis colorful panorama recounts the fantastic tales of a sixth-century Arab king and offers unusual perspectives on gender, religion, race, and ethnicity. Composed between the 13th and 16th centuries and presented here in English for the first time. | The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan by Lena Jayyusi, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

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