| Description |
312 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Scheherazade among the philologists (Paris, 1704) -- Metempsychosis : Dante, Petrarch, and the Arab Middle Ages -- I nostri saracini : writing the history of the Arabs of Sicily -- The ramparts of Europe : the invention of the Maltese language -- The life and times of Enrico Cerulli -- Amalgams : Emilio García Gómez (s. XX), Alvarus (s. IX), and philology after the nation -- Scheherazade at home (Baghdad, A.D. 803; London and Hollywood, 1939). |
| Subject |
Arabic philology -- History -- 19th century.
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Arabic philology -- History -- 20th century.
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Islamic civilization.
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Europe -- Civilization -- Arab influences.
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Scheherazade, Queen, consort of Shahryar, King of Persia (Legendary character)
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| ISBN |
9780812242416 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0812242416 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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