Title Ibn Abī Ṭāhir Ṭayfūr and Arabic writerly culture : a ninth-century bookman in Baghdad / Shawkat M. Toorawa

Published London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 214 pages) Series RoutledgeCurzon studies in Arabic and Middle-Eastern literatures ; 7 Curzon studies in Arabic and Middle-Eastern literatures. Contents 1. From memory to written record -- 2. The presence and insistence of books -- 3. Reciting poetry, telling tales -- 4. Being a bookman -- 5. Navigating partisan shoals -- 6. Precedence and context -- 7. The 'bad boys' of Baghdad Summary This book re-evaluates the literary history and landscape of the third/ninth century by demonstrating and emphasising the significance of the important transition from a predominantly oral-aural culture to an increasingly literate one Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-207) and index Notes Print version record Subject Ibn Abī Ṭāhir Ṭayfūr, Aḥmad, 819 or 820-893. SUBJECT Ibn Abī Ṭāhir Ṭayfūr, Aḥmad, 819 or 820-893 fast Subject Arabic literature -- 750-1258 -- History and criticism LITERARY CRITICISM -- African. Arabic literature Intellectual life SUBJECT Baghdad (Iraq) -- Intellectual life Subject Iraq -- Baghdad Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 0203324536 9780203324530 9780415297622 0415297621 9781134430536 1134430531 9781134430543 113443054X

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