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1 online resource (xi, 224 pages) |
Series |
Middle East literature in translation |
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Middle East literature in translation.
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Contents |
The Ayyubid Dynasty -- The Garden Isle -- Rukn al-Din Baybars -- An Amorous Interlude -- 'Izz al-Din Aybak -- Good Tidings -- Sallafa and Sahban -- The Coronation -- The Engagement -- An Important Visitor -- The Caliph's Messenger -- The Caliph's Decree -- An Unexpected Demand -- Rukn al-Din and Tree of Pearls -- A Secret Conversation -- Shwaykar -- Revenge -- Another Messenger -- Rukn al-Din and Sallafa -- The Departure -- Baghdad -- The Palaces of Baghdad -- Mu'ayyid al-Din Ibn al-Alqami -- Uproar -- Al-Musta'sim -- Ahmad, Son of Al-Musta'sim -- The Dervish -- A New Guest -- The Message -- Arrogance -- The Accusation -- A Father's Love -- Shwaykar in the Women's Quarters -- The Subterfuge -- A Newcomer -- The Tatars -- 'Abid -- Rukn al-Din and Sahban -- An Important Message -- The Meeting -- At the Palace of the Crown -- The Truth -- Tree of Pearls and 'Izz al-Din -- The Imam Ahmad's Palace -- Discovery -- Pandemonium -- Epilogue -- Tree of Pearls |
Summary |
Shajar al-Durr, known as Tree of Pearls, was one of the most famous Arab queens and the only woman in the medieval Arab world to rule in her own name. Her story is one element of a much larger story of the unsettled political climate of thirteenth century Egypt. In this eponymous novel, the author charts the fall of the Ayyubid Dynasty and the rise of the Mamluke Dynasty through the adventures of Tree of Pearls and Rukn al-Din Baybars, a young Mamluke commander who eventually triumphs as the ruler of Egypt. War, political intrigue, murder, and a female ruler who was born a slave combine to give readers an irresistible story, while the book's observations on royal politics and subverted gender roles offer readers a detailed glimpse of the cultural milieu of the time |
Subject |
Shajarat al-Durr, Sultana of Egypt, -1257 -- Fiction
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Zaydān, Jirjī, 1861-1914 -- Translations into English
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SUBJECT |
Shajarat al-Durr, Sultana of Egypt, -1257 fast |
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Zaydān, Jirjī, 1861-1914 fast |
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Arabic literature.
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FICTION -- General.
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FICTION -- Literary.
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Arabic literature
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Genre/Form |
Historical fiction
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Fiction
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Translations
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Historical fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Selim, Samah.
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ISBN |
9780815651932 |
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0815651937 |
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