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Author Heath, Peter, 1949-2014.

Title The thirsty sword : Sirat Antar and the Arabic popular epic / Peter Heath.

Publication Info. Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, [1996]
©1996

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 324 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-314) and index.
Contents 1. Modern "Discovery" of Sirat Antar -- 2. History of Antara, Antar, and Sirat Antar -- 3. Narration of Sirat Antar -- 4. Literary Context and Literary History -- 5. Heroic Cycle -- 6. Use of the Heroic Cycle: Compositional Principles -- 7. Compositional Models and Description -- 8. Compositional Models and Narrative Generation: The Battle Scene -- 9. Uses of History -- 10. Directions for Future Research -- App. I. A Summary of Sirat Antar -- App. II. Sirat Antar in Manuscript and Print -- App. III. Introduction to the Topkapi Manuscript (no. 1145) -- App. IV. Lion Descriptions -- App. V. Lion Fight Scene.
Access Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
Processing Action digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL
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Subject ʻAntarah ibn Shaddād, active 6th century -- Legends.
ʻAntarah ibn Shaddād, active 6th century.
Genre/Form Legends.
Subject ʻAntar (Romance)
ʻAntar (Romance)
Antarah ibn Shaddad, active 6th century -- Legends.
ʻAntar (Romance)
Arabic literature.
Arabic literature.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Legends.
Other Form: Print version: Heath, Peter, 1949- Thirsty sword. Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, ©1996 (DLC) 96022394
ISBN 0585132739 (electronic book)
9780585132730 (electronic book)
9780874805154 (alkaline paper)
0874805155 (alkaline paper)
1607818140
9781607818144
0874805155 (alkaline paper)