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9780710306456

Avarice & The Avaricious

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  • ISBN13:

    9780710306456

  • ISBN10:

    0710306458

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 1999-01-02
  • Publisher: Routledge

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This book is a translation of one of the wittiest pieces of medieval Arabic prose. In the opinion of most Arab literary critics, Abu 'Uthman al-Jahiz is one of the finest writers in Arabic of all time, described as "the sultan of style" and the very symbol of literary ability. He was a native of the city of Basra in southern Iraq, then the commercial and intellectual center of the recently established Abbasid caliphate and the crucible where Islamic culture crystallized and assumed its form. Jahiz is characterized by wit, satire, irony, and a wide-ranging erudition pinned to sharp observation of character. His language is agile and vigorous, lucid and precise. It is formally literary but inspired by the rhythms of ordinary speech. Digression and anecdote are commonplace as he passes seamlessly from the serious to the entertaining (and back again) for the pleasure of his readers.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii
AVARICE & THE AVARICIOUS
The Prologue
3(7)
A Letter from Sahl ibn Haroun
10(7)
The People of Khurasan
17(12)
The Mosque Loungers of Basra
29(5)
Zubayda ibn Humayd
34(3)
Layla Na`tiya
37(1)
Walid Qurashi
38(1)
Abu Mazin
39(2)
Ahmad ibn Khalaf
41(3)
Miscellaneous Anecdotes (1)
44(2)
Khalid ibn Yazid
46(5)
A Glossary of Khalid ibn Yazid's Cant
51(2)
Miscellaneous Anecdotes (2)
53(4)
Abu Ja`far
57(1)
Hizami
58(7)
Khalid ibn `Abdullah Qasri
65(1)
Harithi
66(8)
A Glossary of Abu'l Fatik's Jargon
74(3)
Kindi
77(12)
Muhammad ibn abi Mu'ammil
89(8)
Asad ibn Jani
97(1)
Abu `Abdulrahman Thawri
98(9)
Miscellaneous Anecdotes (3)
107(3)
Tammam ibn Ja`far
110(4)
Miscellaneous Anecdotes (4)
114(10)
Ibn `Aqadi
124(1)
Miscellaneous Anecdotes (5)
125(7)
Abu Sa`id Mada'ini
132(7)
Asma`i
139(1)
Abu `Uyayna
140(2)
Miscellaneous Anecdotes (6)
142(8)
A Letter from Abu'l `As
150(13)
Ibn Tau'am's Reply
163(22)
Miscellaneous Anecdotes (7)
185(18)
Notes 203

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