Uniform Title ʻAntar (Romance). English Title Sīrat ʻAntara : the manuscript from the university library in Wroclaw, Poland : one of the longest literary compositions of medieval Arabic literature / translated, with commentary by Anna Nawolska ; with a foreword by Marek M. Dziekan

Published Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (318 pages) Contents The chivalrous epos and its genesis -- Sirat 'Antara in the light of a European state of investigation -- 'Antara from Wroclaw -- Some remarks on the poetics of the Sirat 'Antara -- The comparison some fragments of manuscript's poems with the poems of Diwan 'Antara -- Sirat 'Antara. Translation with critical commentary -- Summary Summary The Sirat Antara was an eighteenth century manuscript discovered by Anna Nawolska in the Manuscripts Department of Wroclaw University, Poland, which Nawolska translated from Arabic into English. Anatara Ibn Shaddad al-Absi was a sixth century pre-Islamic poet, knight, and hero. The Sirat Antara is the fifth incomplete volume of the chivalric epic that details the heroic deeds of Anatara Ibn Shaddad al-Absi. Not only does Nawolska provide a translation of the manuscript, but she also presents a history of the Sirat Antara and the genesis of Arabic chivalric epic Notes Translation and commentary of the 18th century Arabic manuscript, numbered Mf. 10406, held in the University Library, Wroclaw, Poland Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject ʻAntarah ibn Shaddād, active 6th century -- Legends SUBJECT ʻAntarah ibn Shaddād, active 6th century fast ʻAntar (Romance) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81081276 ʻAntar (Romance) fast Subject LITERARY CRITICISM -- African. Languages & Literatures. Middle Eastern Languages & Literatures. Genre/Form Legends Form Electronic book Author Nawolska, Anna, 1959- Biblioteka Uniwersytecka we Wrocławiu. ISBN 9780773411784 077341178X

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