The Reader in al-Jahiz : The Epistolary Rhetoric of an Arabic Prose Master
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature
ISBN-10
0748692746
ISBN-13
9780748692743
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Imprint
Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 16th, 2014
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
576 grams
Dimensions
16.30 x 24.20 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
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Thomas Hefter takes a new approach in interpreting some of al-Ja?i?’s ‘epistolary monographs’. By focussing on the varying ways in which he wrote to the addressee, Hefter shows how al-Ja?i? shaped his conversations on the page in order to guide (or manipulate) his actual readers and encourage them to engage with his complex materials.
Explores the intricately crafted rhetorical strategies used by al-Jahiz in his letters
The 9th-century essayist, theologian and encyclopedist ''Amr b. Bahr al-Jahiz has long been acknowledged as a master of early Arabic prose writing. Many of his most engaging writings were clearly intended for a broad readership but were presented as letters to individuals. Despite the importance and quantity of these letters, surprisingly little academic notice has been paid to them.
Now, Thomas Hefter takes a new approach in interpreting some of al-Jahiz''s ''epistolary monographs''. By focusing on the varying ways in which he wrote to the addressee, Hefter shows how al-Jahiz shaped his conversations on the page in order to guide (or manipulate) his actual readers and encourage them to engage with his complex materials.
The 9th-century essayist, theologian and encyclopedist ''Amr b. Bahr al-Jahiz has long been acknowledged as a master of early Arabic prose writing. Many of his most engaging writings were clearly intended for a broad readership but were presented as letters to individuals. Despite the importance and quantity of these letters, surprisingly little academic notice has been paid to them.
Now, Thomas Hefter takes a new approach in interpreting some of al-Jahiz''s ''epistolary monographs''. By focusing on the varying ways in which he wrote to the addressee, Hefter shows how al-Jahiz shaped his conversations on the page in order to guide (or manipulate) his actual readers and encourage them to engage with his complex materials.
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