Arabic literature to the end of the Umayyad period. With G. R. Smith. The Cambridge history of Arabic literature.

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Dr. Albrecht Noth (1937-1999), langj�igem Professor f�r Geschichte und Kultur des Vorderen Orients in Bonn und Hamburg mit seinen Bleistiftanstreichungen oder -anmerkungen. Eine Lage lose. Einband leicht berieben. Beilage signierte Kopie des Beitrag von Bosworth, Rezension des Buches aus Bibliotheca Orientalis XLI No. 3-4, Mei-Juli 1984. - Background topics A. F. L. BEESTON -- Pre-Islamic poetry ABDULLA EL TAYIB -- Early Arabic prose by R. B. SERJEANT -- The beginnings of Arabic prose literature: the epistolary genre by J. D. LATHAM -- The role of parallelism in Arabic prose by A. F. L. BEESTON -- The Qur'an I R. PARET -- The Qur'an-II A. JONES -- Qisas elements in the Qur'an by H. T. NORRIS -- Aspects of the Qur'an today by JACQUES JOMIER -- Hadith literature I: The development of the science of Hadith by MUHAMMAD ABDUL RAUF -- Shi'i Hadith E. KOHLBERG -- Narrative elements in the Hadith literature by SAHAIR EL CALAMAWY -- European criticism of Hadith literature by N. J. COULSON -- The impact of the Qur'an and Hadith on medieval Arabic literature by A. M. ZUBAIDI -- The Maghazi literature by J. M. B. JONES -- The Sirah literature M. J. KISTER -- The poetry of the Sirah literature JAMES T. MONROE -- Fables and legends in pre-Islamic and early Islamic times by H. T. NORRIS -- Umayyad poetry SALMA K. JAYYUSI -- Music and verse by O. WRIGHT -- The Greek impact on Arabic literature by L. E. GOODMAN -- The Persian impact on Arabic literature C. E. BOSWORTH -- The Syrian impact on Arabic, literature by R. Y. EBIED -- Appendix: Bibliography of translations of the Qur'an into European languages J. D. PEARSON. ISBN 0521240158