{"product_id":"adventures-of-sayf-ben-dhi-yazan-an-arab-folk-epic-paperback","title":"Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan: An Arab Folk Epic - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLena Jayyusi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHarry Norris\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A charming and agreeable surprise . . . A welcome gift to Western readers.\" --Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Editor Jayyusi offers a major example of the Arabic folk epics or romances called siras . . . The siras are full of heroic adventures, exotic landscapes, love affairs, friendships, supernatural dangers, magical spells, and great Arab heroes. . . . \" --Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This text should find its place alongside the translations of other epic traditions of the world as a text well suited for use in university courses on the Middle East, world literature, epic, and folklore.\" --Journal of Arabic Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis colorful panorama recounts the fantastic tales of a sixth-century Arab king and offers unusual perspectives on gender, religion, race, and ethnicity. Composed between the 13th and 16th centuries and presented here in English for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLENA JAYYUSI is Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Cedar Crest College. In 1994-95 she was an Annenberg Scholar at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. She is author of Categorization and the Moral Order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754085155104,"sku":"9780253213426","price":50.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2bf4907b8c8e5b9b4c18a477566ad2eb.webp?v=1780033080","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/adventures-of-sayf-ben-dhi-yazan-an-arab-folk-epic-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}